Code of Alabama

Ala. Code § 26-17-17 (2026)

Right to Counsel; Representation of Minors; Fees, Expenses, and Costs.

✓ official Alabama Legislature (ALISON) text, current July 2026
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Repealed by Act 2008-376, p. 666, §1, effective January 1, 2009.

(Acts 1984, No. 84-244, p. 375, §17.)

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1995–1998 · leading case: Cauthen v. Yates, 716 So. 2d 1256 (Ala. Civ. App. 1998).
Cauthen v. Yates, 716 So. 2d 1256 (Ala. Civ. App. 1998). · cites it 5× “" The court stated that it issued this judgment on the basis of the Alabama Uniform Parentage Act, Ala.Code 1975, § 26-17-17(c), and the Litigation Accountability Act, Ala.”
B.R.L. v. State ex rel. K.H.S., 664 So. 2d 908 (Ala. Civ. App. 1995). · cites it 2× “§ 26-17-17(e), Ala.Code 1975. Kennedy v. Kennedy, 517 So.”
BRL v. State Ex Rel. KHS, 664 So. 2d 908 (Ala. Civ. App. 1995). · cites it 2× “§ 26-17-17(c), Ala.Code 1975. Kennedy v. Kennedy, 517 So.”
— Ala. Code § 26-17-17(c) — 2 cases
Cauthen v. Yates, 716 So. 2d 1256 (Ala. Civ. App. 1998). “" The court stated that it issued this judgment on the basis of the Alabama Uniform Parentage Act, Ala.Code 1975, § 26-17-17(c), and the Litigation Accountability Act, Ala.”
BRL v. State Ex Rel. KHS, 664 So. 2d 908 (Ala. Civ. App. 1995). “§ 26-17-17(c), Ala.Code 1975. Kennedy v. Kennedy, 517 So.”
— Ala. Code § 26-17-17(e) — 1 case
B.R.L. v. State ex rel. K.H.S., 664 So. 2d 908 (Ala. Civ. App. 1995). “§ 26-17-17(e), Ala.Code 1975. Kennedy v. Kennedy, 517 So.”
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