{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-44-1-31","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 44-1-31","heading":"Guardianship of Youth in Custody of Department.","body":"If, at any time while legal custody of a youth is vested in the Department of Youth Services, the department learns that he or she, for any reason, does not have a natural or adoptive parent in a position to exercise effective guardianship or a legally appointed guardian of his or her person, the department may thereupon file a petition in the appropriate court for the appointment of a guardian of the person or property of such youth. No officer or employee of the department shall accept appointment as the guardian of a youth whose legal custody is vested in the department.","path":["Title 44 Youth Services.","Chapter 1 Department of Youth Services and Youth Services Board.","Article 2 Department of Youth Services."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=44-1-31","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:51Z","sha256":"5a69f5675f400d4a383b3d0240c4440d441ce71d512850000564ae2d0293e572","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-44-1-30","next":"us-al/ala.-code-44-1-32"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}