This division does not affect:

(1) the professional responsibility obligations and standards applicable to a lawyer or other licensed professional; or

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Terms Used In Alabama Code 6-6-26.12

  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
(2) the obligation of a person to report abuse or neglect, abandonment, or exploitation of a child or adult under the law of this state.