Code of Alabama
Article 3 - Dependency and Termination of Parental Rights.
Section 12-15-305 - Right to Counsel for Petitioners or Respondent Parents, Legal Guardians, or Legal Custodians in Dependency Proceedings.

THIS SECTION WAS CREATED BY ACT 2008-277 IN THE 2008 REGULAR SESSION, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2009.
(a) Upon request and a finding of indigency, the juvenile court may appoint an attorney to represent the petitioner and may order recoupment of the fees of the attorney to be paid to the State of Alabama.
(b) In dependency and termination of parental rights cases, the respondent parent, legal guardian, or legal custodian shall be informed of his or her right to be represented by counsel and, if the juvenile court determines that he or she is indigent, counsel shall be appointed where the respondent parent, legal guardian, or legal custodian is unable for financial reasons to retain his or her own counsel.

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Code of Alabama

Title 12 - Courts.

Chapter 15 - Juvenile Proceedings.

Article 3 - Dependency and Termination of Parental Rights.

Section 12-15-301 - Definitions.

Section 12-15-302 - Venue Generally.

Section 12-15-303 - Transfer of Dependency Proceedings Between Juvenile Courts Within the State.

Section 12-15-304 - Appointment by Juvenile Courts of Guardians Ad Litem.

Section 12-15-305 - Right to Counsel for Petitioners or Respondent Parents, Legal Guardians, or Legal Custodians in Dependency Proceedings.

Section 12-15-306 - Removing a Child From the Custody of a Parent, Legal Guardian, or Legal Custodian.

Section 12-15-307 - Notice and Right to Be Heard to Be Given to Relatives, Preadoptive Parents, or Foster Parents.

Section 12-15-308 - Filing of Petition and Conduct of 72-Hour Hearing as to Necessity for Continuation of Shelter Care of a Child.

Section 12-15-309 - Alleged Dependent Child to Be Released When Continued Shelter Care Not Required; Conditions Imposed Upon Release; Amendment of Conditions or Return of Child to Custody Upon Failure to Conform to Conditions Imposed.

Section 12-15-310 - Conduct of Adjudicatory Hearings.

Section 12-15-311 - Dispositional Hearing.

Section 12-15-312 - Reasonable Efforts in Judicial Determinations; Situations in Which Reasonable Efforts Are Not Required to Be Made.

Section 12-15-313 - Ordering and Preparation of Report Concerning a Child and Family; Ordering, Conduct, and Certification of Findings of Physical or Mental Examination of Child Prior to Hearing on Petition Generally; Examination of Parent, Legal Gua...

Section 12-15-314 - Dispositions for Dependent Children.

Section 12-15-315 - Permanency Hearing for Department of Human Resources Cases Only.

Section 12-15-316 - Modification, Extension, or Termination of Orders of Custody or Protective Supervision Generally.

Section 12-15-317 - Who May File Petition.

Section 12-15-318 - Service of Process.

Section 12-15-319 - Grounds for Termination of Parental Rights; Factors Considered; Presumption Arising From Abandonment.

Section 12-15-320 - Dispositions.

Section 12-15-321 - Periodic Review of Efforts to Achieve Adoption of Child in Custody of Another After Parental Rights Terminated.

Section 12-15-322 - Authority of One in Custody to Place Child for Adoption or Consent to Adoption.

Section 12-15-323 - Appeals of Dependency and Termination of Parental Rights Cases.

Section 12-15-324 - Applicability.