Legislation
State: Alabama
Signed: May 09, 2023
Effective: August 01, 2023
Chapter: Act No. 2023-134
Summary
Senate Bill 55 allows an adult to create a supportive decision-making agreement that must be signed in the presence of a Notary Public.
Affects
Creates an as yet uncodified sections in the Code of Alabama.
Changes
- Provides the ability for an adult to create a supported decision-making agreement.
- Requires a supported decision-making agreement to be in writing.
- Requires a supported decision-making agreement to be dated and signed in the presence of a Notary Public.
- Provides a statutory supported decision-making form.
AnalysisA supportive decision-making agreement is an alternative to the guardianship or conservatorship of an adult. It allows an adult to make their own decisions under the supervision of an adult who can aid in making the decisions without the intervention of the courts. Essential to a supportive decision-making arrangement is the adult making the life decisions is free to act without coercion or undue influence. This includes changing an agreement later or revoking it altogether. Due to the need to ensure these protections, Senate Bill 55 requires a supportive decision-making agreement to be signed in the presence of a Notary Public.
Read Senate Bill 55.