Terms Used In Alabama Code 35-6-112

  • 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

Upon the filing of such application, a day must be appointed for the hearing of the same, within 15 days thereafter, if the parties are residents of this state, but if they are nonresidents, within 30 days thereafter; and if any of the parties in interest are minors or persons of unsound mind, guardians ad litem must be appointed to represent them, unless they have general guardians who will represent them on the hearing.