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Ala. Code § 12-15-601 (2026)

Appeals from Judgments and Orders of Juvenile Courts.

✓ official Alabama Legislature (ALISON) text, current July 2026
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A party, including the state or any subdivision of the state, has the right to appeal a judgment or order from any juvenile court proceeding pursuant to this chapter. The procedure for appealing these cases shall be pursuant to rules of procedure adopted by the Supreme Court of Alabama. All appeals from juvenile court proceedings pursuant to this chapter shall take precedence over all other business of the court to which the appeal is taken.

(Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384, §5-152; §12-15-120; amended and renumbered by Act 2008-277, p. 441, §26.)

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 16 cases (5 in the last 5 years), 2011–2025 · leading case: T.C. v. Mac. M., 96 So. 3d 123 (Ala. 2012).
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T.C. v. Mac. M., 96 So. 3d 123 (Ala. 2012). · cites it 12× “’s writ of certiorari to review an issue of first impression, the interpretation of § 12-15-601, Ala.Code 1975, a part of the 2008 Alabama Juvenile Justice Act, which became effective January 1, 2009 (“the 2008 AJJA”).”
T.C. v. Mac.M., 96 So. 3d 115 (Ala. Civ. App. 2011). · cites it 12× “Code 1975 (amended and renumbered as § 12-15-601, Ala.Code 1975). The new AJJA also contains a provision authorizing appeals from the juvenile court; section.”
F.V.O. v. Coffee Cnty. Dep't of Human Resources, 145 So. 3d 27 (Ala. 2013). · cites it 7× “I begin by noting the unique language of § 12-15-601, Ala.Code 1975: “A party, including the state or any subdivision of the state, has the right to appeal a judgment or order from any juvenile court proceeding pursuant to this chapter.”
F.V.O. v. Coffee Cnty. Dep't of Human Resources, 145 So. 3d 11 (Ala. Civ. App. 2012). · cites it 6× “2012), our supreme court construed § 12-15-601, Ala.Code 1975, 2 as providing that not “all orders in juvenile proceedings [are] appealable.”
T.H. v. Jefferson Cnty. Dep't of Human Resources, 100 So. 3d 583 (Ala. Civ. App. 2012). · cites it 2× “2011), § 12-15-601, Ala.Code 1975, specifically allows appeals from “a judgment or order from any juvenile court proceeding,” regardless of whether that judgment or order may be considered a final adjudication of all the issues between the parties.”
J.P. v. D.P., 260 So. 3d 862 (Ala. Civ. App. 2018). “On March 21, 2017, the juvenile court held a *870 hearing on the father's postjudgment motion at which no additional testimony was taken. On that same day, the juvenile court entered an order denying the father's postjudgment motion.”
J.D. v. E.R., 266 So. 3d 1088 (Ala. Civ. App. 2018). “This court has jurisdiction to consider the appeals pursuant to § 12-15-601, Ala. Code 1975, and Rule 28, Ala.”
J.-M.S., as guardian ad Litem, for K.C.J., a minor child v. K.B.J. & R.G.J., Jr. (Appeal from Madison Juv. Court: CS-12-900014.03). (Ala. Civ. App. 2024). · cites it 4× “" Unequivocally, § 12-15-601, establishes that only a party may appeal from a judgment or order entered in juvenile proceedings.”
Traveka Stanley, Reginald Burrell, Charlie Gray, Jermaine Pringle, & Ranquel Smith v. Kay Ivey, Governor of Alabama, & John Hamm, Comm'r of the Alabama Dep't of Corr., in their Off. capacities (Ala. 2025). · cites it 3× “11 It is true that § 12-15-601, Ala. Code 1975, expressly empowers this Court to promulgate a rule like Rule 28, stating: 11Section 12-3-9 provides: "The Court of Criminal Appeals shall have exclusive appellate jurisdiction of all misdemeanors, including the violation of town…”
B.J.C. v. Blount Cnty. Dep't of Human Res., 263 So. 3d 705 (Ala. Civ. App. 2017). “Code 1975 (amended and renumbered as § 12-15-601, Ala. Code 1975 ),] and that it now governs appeals from the juvenile court.”
J.D. v. E.R., 266 So. 3d 1088 (Ala. Civ. App. 2018). “This court has jurisdiction to consider the appeals pursuant to § 12-15-601, Ala. Code 1975, and Rule 28, Ala.”
W.R. v. Marshall Cnty. Dep't of Human Resources (Ala. Civ. App. 2023). · cites it 2× “See Ala. Code 1975, § 12-15-601 ("A party, including the state or any subdivision of the state, has the right to appeal a judgment or order from any juvenile court proceeding pursuant to this chapter.”
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