{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-26-2a-77","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 26-2A-77","heading":"Consent to Service by Acceptance of Appointment; Notice.","body":"By accepting a parental or court appointment as guardian, a guardian submits personally to the jurisdiction of the court in any proceeding relating to the guardianship that may be instituted by any interested person. The petitioner shall cause notice of any proceeding to be delivered or mailed to the guardian at the guardian’s address listed in the court records and to the address then known to the petitioner. Letters of guardianship must indicate whether the guardian was appointed by court order or parental appointment.","path":["Title 26 Infants and Incompetents.","Chapter 2A Alabama Uniform Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Act.","Article 2 Protection of Persons Under Disability and Their Property.","Division 1 Guardians of Minors."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=26-2A-77","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:51Z","sha256":"6d83650e746aa1ad3671526c30eea9b65d3284e2c15f5de2720328f12711c939","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-26-2a-76","next":"us-al/ala.-code-26-2a-78"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}