Alabama § 26-1B-3 - Conditions for Execution of a Supported Decision-Making Agreement.
Full text of Alabama Code of Alabama § 26-1B-3 — Conditions for Execution of a Supported Decision-Making Agreement., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 26-1B-3. Conditions for Execution of a Supported Decision-Making Agreement.
(a) An adult may not enter into a supported decision-making agreement as an alternative to guardianship or conservatorship unless the adult meets both of the following conditions:
(1) The adult enters into the agreement voluntarily and without coercion or undue influence.
(2) The adult understands the nature and effect of the agreement.
(b) An adult may make, change, or revoke a supported decision-making agreement.
(c) A court may not consider an adult’s execution of a supported decision-making agreement as evidence of the adult’s incapacity. The existence of an executed supported decision-making agreement does not preclude the adult from acting independently of the supported decision-making agreement.
(d) An adult may not enter into a supported decision-making agreement under this section if the agreement supplants the authority of a guardian or conservator of the adult.
(e) No third-party individual or entity may require an adult to execute a supported decision-making agreement for any purpose. For the purposes of this chapter, the term “third-party individual or entity” does not include a guardian or conservator.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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