{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-26-1b-3","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 26-1B-3","heading":"Conditions for Execution of a Supported Decision-Making Agreement.","body":"(a) An adult may not enter into a supported decision-making agreement as an alternative to guardianship or conservatorship unless the adult meets both of the following conditions:\n(1) The adult enters into the agreement voluntarily and without coercion or undue influence.\n(2) The adult understands the nature and effect of the agreement.\n(b) An adult may make, change, or revoke a supported decision-making agreement.\n(c) A court may not consider an adult’s execution of a supported decision-making agreement as evidence of the adult’s incapacity. The existence of an executed supported decision-making agreement does not preclude the adult from acting independently of the supported decision-making agreement.\n(d) An adult may not enter into a supported decision-making agreement under this section if the agreement supplants the authority of a guardian or conservator of the adult.\n(e) No third-party individual or entity may require an adult to execute a supported decision-making agreement for any purpose. For the purposes of this chapter, the term “third-party individual or entity” does not include a guardian or conservator.","path":["Title 26 Infants and Incompetents.","Chapter 1B Supported Decision-Making Agreements."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=26-1B-3","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:54Z","sha256":"b6e0938c7c4a1909c7e3c6c89b3a20d6177bb420c43d5380b247ab5069a275c1","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-26-1b-2","next":"us-al/ala.-code-26-1b-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}