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Ala. Code § 26-18-4 (2026)

Applicability of Rules of Juvenile Procedure; Allegation and Proof of Ability to Assume Custody of Child.

✓ official Alabama Legislature (ALISON) text, current July 2026
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Repealed by Act 2008-277, §30, effective January 1, 2009.

(Acts 1984, No. 84-261, p. 442, §4.)

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1990–2007 · leading case: Ex Parte Beasley, 564 So. 2d 950 (Ala. 1990).
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Ex Parte Beasley, 564 So. 2d 950 (Ala. 1990). · cites it 2× “PROCEDURE The procedure for the termination of parental rights is set out in Ala.Code 1975, § 26-18-4, which provides that "[u]nless otherwise provided herein, proceedings to terminate parental rights shall be governed by Title 12, chapter 15, article 3 and by the Alabama Rules…”
JC v. State Dep't of Human Resources, 986 So. 2d 1172 (Ala. Civ. App. 2007). “[14] Section 26-18-4 of the CPA states that, "[u]nless otherwise provided herein, proceedings to terminate parental rights shall be governed by Title 12, Chapter 15, Article 3 and by the Alabama Rules of Juvenile Procedure," which governed termination-of-parental-rights…”
B.S. v. State Dep't of Human Resources, 777 So. 2d 743 (Ala. Civ. App. 2000). “Section 26-18-4, Ala.Code 1975, states that “proceedings to terminate parental rights shall be governed by Title 12, Chapter 15, Article 3 and by the Alabama Rules of Juvenile Procedure.”
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