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Ala. Code § 26-11-1 Legitimation by Marriage of Parents and Recognition of Child by Father
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The marriage of the mother and reputed father of a bastard child renders it legitimate if the child is recognized by the father as his child. (Code 1852, §2008; Code 1867, §2404; Code 1876, §2742; Code 1886, §2364; Code 1896, §364; Code 1907, §5199; Code 1923, §9299; Code 1940, T…
Ala. Code § 26-11-2 Procedure for Legitimation by Written Declaration of Father Generally; Notification of Mother; Filing of Response; Appointment of Guardian Ad Litem; Hearing; Issuance of Order by Court; Certification of Minutes of Court to Office of Vital Statistics
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(a) A father of a bastard child may seek to legitimate it and render it capable of inheriting his estate by filing a notice of declaration of legitimation in writing attested by two witnesses, setting forth the name of the child proposed to be legitimated, its sex, supposed age, …
Ala. Code § 26-11-3 Procedure for Change of Name of Child Upon Petition by Father Generally; Notification of Mother and Child; Filing of Response; Appointment of Guardian Ad Litem; Hearing; Issuance of Order by Court; Certification of Minutes of Court to Center for Health Statistics, Etc
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(a) The father may petition at the time of filing the declaration of legitimation or at any time subsequent to the determination of legitimation to change the name of such child, stating in his declaration the name it is then known by and the name he wishes it afterwards to have.…