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Ala. Code § 26-15-1 (2026)

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This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Alabama Child Abuse Act.

(Acts 1977, No. 502, p. 658, §1.)

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Cited in 6 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1989–2024 · leading case: Thetford v. City of Clanton, 605 So. 2d 835 (Ala. 1992).
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Thetford v. City of Clanton, 605 So. 2d 835 (Ala. 1992). “Abuse is further defined as any offense defined under sections 13A-6-60 through 13A-6-70, or abusing children under section 26-15-1 through 26-15-4. Assault is further defined as any offense defined under sections 13A-6-20 through 13A-6-25.”
C.W.S. v. C.M.P., 99 So. 3d 864 (Ala. Civ. App. 2012). “Abuse means any offense under Article 4 (commencing with Section 13A-6-60) of Chapter 6 of Title 13A, and under Chapter 15 (commencing with Section 26-15-1) of Title 26. Stalking means the offenses prescribed in Sections 13A-6-90 to 13A-6-92, inclusive.”
Kent v. Green, 701 So. 2d 4 (Ala. Civ. App. 1997). “Abuse means any offense under Article 4 (commencing with Section 13A-6-60) of Chapter 6 of Title 13A, and under Chapter 15 (commencing with Section 26-15-1) of Title 26. Stalking means the offenses prescribed in Sections 13A-6-90 to 13A-6-92, inclusive.”
Wilburn v. State, 545 So. 2d 231 (Ala. Crim. App. 1989). · cites it 2× “The Alabama Child Abuse Act, Alabama Code 1975, § 26-15-1 et seq., does not require the corroboration of the victim’s testimony.”
Batey v. Dare, 742 So. 2d 194 (Ala. Civ. App. 1999). “Acts 1981) and §§ 26-15-1 through -4 (the Alabama Child Abuse Act).”
T.D. v. R.G., 396 So. 3d 10 (Ala. Civ. App. 2024). “Torture or willful abuse of a child, aggravated child abuse, or chemical endangerment of a child as provided in Chapter 15, commencing with Section 26-15-1, of Title 26, [Ala. Code 1975,] known as the Alabama Child Abuse Act.”
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