Code of Alabama
Ala. Code § 26-2A-1 (2026)
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✓ official Alabama Legislature (ALISON) text, current July 2026
This chapter may be cited as the Alabama Uniform Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Act.
(Acts 1987, No. 87-590, p. 975, §1-101.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 20
cases (5 in the last 5 years), 1997–2025 · leading case: Casey v. Casey, 88 So. 3d 822 (Ala. 2012).
Casey v. Casey, 88 So. 3d 822 (Ala. 2012). “1901, uses the term "guardianship” in the sense that it was used before the enactment of the Alabama Uniform Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Act, Ala. Code 1975, § 26-2A-1 et seq. ("the AUGPPA”).”
Allen v. Scott (In re Scott), 481 B.R. 119 (Bankr. N.D. Ala. 2012). “He wrote: The Alabama Uniform Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Act, Ala. Code 1975, §§ 26-2A-1 to -160, as supplemented by Ala.”
Sears v. Hampton, 143 So. 3d 151 (Ala. 2013). “Rather, this term is narrowly used to refer to orders entered for the protection of one deemed incapacitated to handle their own affairs pursuant to the Alabama Uniform Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Act, Ala.Code § 26-2A-1 et seq. (1975) or pursuant to another state’s…”
Brown v. Williamson, 134 F. Supp. 2d 1286 (M.D. Ala. 2001). “Code § 26-2A-1 Comment (“The broader definition [of incapacitated person in section 26-2A-20(8) ] permits legal protection, commensurate with the person’s capacity, without the stigma sometimes attached to a judicial decision of non compos mentis.”
Diversicare Leasing Corp. v. Hubbard, 189 So. 3d 24 (Ala. 2015). “The Alabama Uniform Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Act, § 26-2A-1 et seq., Ala.Code 1975, provides options for the care and financial needs of an adult incapacitated person.”
Reid v. Tingle, 716 So. 2d 1190 (Ala. Civ. App. 1997). “Reid also argues that the court failed to comply with the Alabama Uniform Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Act, §§ 26-2A-1 through 26-2A-160, Ála.Code 1975.”
Beam v. Taylor, 149 So. 3d 571 (Ala. 2014). “Code *578 1975, the definition section of the Alabama Uniform Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Act, § 26-2A-1 et seq., Ala.Code 1975, referred to above (“the Act”) defines “court” as “[a] probate court of this state,” this definition of “court” as being a “probate court”…”
In Re the Conservatorship of V.A.H., 802 So. 2d 1099 (Ala. Civ. App. 2001). “(“the petitioner”) initiated an action in the Probate Court of Jefferson County, pursuant to the Alabama Uniform Guardianship Act, § 26-2A-1 et seq., Ala.Code 1975, seeking the appointment of a conservator for her cousin, V.”
Lawyers Sur. Corp. v. Whitehead, 719 So. 2d 824 (Ala. Civ. App. 1997). “On January 4, 1989, Floyd Stanton ("Floyd"), Christopher and Ashley's paternal grandfather, petitioned the probate court under the Alabama Uniform Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Act ("the Act"), Ala. Code 1975, § 26-2A-1 et seq., for the issuance of letters of…”
Simmons v. Est. of Glenn, 693 So. 2d 501 (Ala. Civ. App. 1997). “In its order, the court also appointed a conservator for Glenn, pursuant to the Alabama Uniform Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Act, § 26-2A-1 et seq., Ala.Code 1975. On July 11, 1995, Glenn’s conservator moved the court for authorization to transfer title to Glenn’s…”
Calhoun Cnty. Dep't of Human Resources v. Frye, 74 So. 3d 958 (Ala. Civ. App. 2011). “As a result, this court concluded that it must look to the Uniform Guardianship Act, Ala.Code 1975, § 26-2A-1 et seq., to determine the method by which payment of fees to those persons appointed as conservator and guardian ad litem should be awarded and from what source those…”
Hoff v. Goyer, 107 So. 3d 1085 (Ala. 2012). “See Comments on § 26-2A-1, Ala.Code 1975 ("[T]his chapter recognizes two fiduciary capacities — i.”
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