Alabama Code 12-22-26. Appeals by next friends or guardians of minors or persons of unsound mind
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Terms Used In Alabama Code 12-22-26
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
- Probate: Proving a will
- Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
The next friend or general guardian of a minor or of a person of unsound mind may, in the name of such minor or person of unsound mind, take and prosecute an appeal from any final decree of the probate court or from any judgment, order or decree of the probate judge, on giving security for the costs of the appeal; but a guardian ad litem may take and prosecute an appeal without giving any security for costs of the appeal and shall not be liable personally for costs of the appeal.