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death of custodial parent

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In Alabama, when a custodial parent dies, does custody automaticlly go to the non-custodial parent, even if the deceased had a will indicating who the child would live with?
 


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GSTANLFIELD said:
In Alabama, when a custodial parent dies, does custody automaticlly go to the non-custodial parent, even if the deceased had a will indicating who the child would live with?

Yes. The child is not property and can not be will'ed away as such.
 

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