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2012 Code of Alabama
Title 26 - INFANTS AND INCOMPETENTS.
Chapter 2 - APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIANS.
Section 26-2-27 - Appointment of sheriff as guardian.
AL Code § 26-2-27 (2012) What's This?
Section 26-2-27Appointment of sheriff as guardian. If no fit person is appointed and qualifies as guardian of a minor and there be no general guardian for the county, the sheriff must be appointed guardian and the guardianship attaches to the office of sheriff.
(Code 1852, §2017; Code 1867, §2416; Code 1876, §2767; Code 1886, §2377; Code 1896, §2254; Code 1907, §4344; Code 1923, §8101; Code 1940, T. 21, §8.)Disclaimer: These codes may not be the most recent version. Alabama may have more current or accurate information. We make no warranties or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the information contained on this site or the information linked to on the state site. Please check official sources.
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