Terms Used In Alabama Code 26-8-42

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • property: includes both real and personal property. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.

The court, if satisfied of the truth of the application and that the transcript of the appointment of the conservator in the state of the residence of the parent or conservator is in due form and properly certified and that the court making the appointment has jurisdiction, must make an order authorizing the removal of the property of the minor or ward and authorizing such conservator to receive the same.