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Alabama · Through Act 2026-611

Ala. Code § 26-2B-103: International Application of Act.

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Where this section sits in the code
  1. Title 26 Infants and Incompetents.
  2. Chapter 2B Alabama Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act.
  3. Article 1 General Provisions.

(a) A court of this state, by written order, may treat a foreign country as if it were a state of the United States for the purpose of applying this article and Articles 2, 3, and 5.

(b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c), a guardianship or conservatorship determination made in a foreign country under factual circumstances in substantial conformity with the jurisdictional standards of this chapter shall be recognized and enforced under Article 3.

(c) A court of this state need not apply this chapter if the guardianship or conservatorship law of a foreign country violates fundamental principles of human rights.

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