Ala. Code § 26-1A-116
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Section 26-1A-116 Judicial Relief
Official statutory text
(a) The following persons may petition a court to construe a power of attorney, determine the validity of a power of attorney, or review the agent’s conduct, and grant appropriate relief:
(1) the principal or the agent;
(2) a guardian, conservator, or other fiduciary acting for the principal;
(3) a person authorized to make health care decisions for the principal;
(4) the principal’s spouse, parent, or descendant;
(5) an individual who would qualify as a presumptive heir of the principal;
(6) a person named as a beneficiary to receive any property, benefit, or contractual right on the principal’s death or as a beneficiary of a trust created by or for the principal that has a financial interest in the principal’s estate;
(7) a governmental agency having regulatory authority to protect the welfare of the principal;
(8) the principal’s caregiver or another person that demonstrates sufficient interest in the principal’s welfare;
(9) a person asked to accept the power of attorney; and
(10) any other person who demonstrates a sufficient legal interest in the construction or validity of the power of attorney or the agent’s conduct in connection with the power of attorney, such as to give that person standing.
(b) Upon motion by the principal, the court shall dismiss a petition filed under this section, unless the court finds that the principal lacks capacity to revoke the agent’s authority or the power of attorney.
(1) the principal or the agent;
(2) a guardian, conservator, or other fiduciary acting for the principal;
(3) a person authorized to make health care decisions for the principal;
(4) the principal’s spouse, parent, or descendant;
(5) an individual who would qualify as a presumptive heir of the principal;
(6) a person named as a beneficiary to receive any property, benefit, or contractual right on the principal’s death or as a beneficiary of a trust created by or for the principal that has a financial interest in the principal’s estate;
(7) a governmental agency having regulatory authority to protect the welfare of the principal;
(8) the principal’s caregiver or another person that demonstrates sufficient interest in the principal’s welfare;
(9) a person asked to accept the power of attorney; and
(10) any other person who demonstrates a sufficient legal interest in the construction or validity of the power of attorney or the agent’s conduct in connection with the power of attorney, such as to give that person standing.
(b) Upon motion by the principal, the court shall dismiss a petition filed under this section, unless the court finds that the principal lacks capacity to revoke the agent’s authority or the power of attorney.
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