45-49-85.60
be conferred without the necessity of the same being invoked in any estate proceeding and may be exercised at the discretion of the court. (b)(1) That the judges of the probate courts shall have the same powers and authority which judges of the circuit courts of this state have in connection with the administration of estates in the circuit courts, including, but not limited to, the authority to (i) grant private sales of property, (ii) determine title and/or ownership of assets, real, personal, or mixed, (iii) authorize, order, and direct paternity testing where there is a question concerning a parent-child relationship, and (iv) determine heirship. (2) That the chief clerks of the probate courts, appointed pursuant to statute, shall have the same powers and authority and may do all acts and things and perform all other duties ministerial and judicial, where there is no contest, that the probate judges may do and perform under this section. (c) That all laws of pleading and...
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19-2-1
Section 19-2-1 Definitions. (a) When used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the following terms shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section: (1) WAR SERVICE. Such term shall include the following, during the period that the United States shall be engaged in war with any foreign nation: a. Active membership in the military, naval or air forces of the United States or any of its allies. b. Acceptance for membership in the military, naval or air forces of the United States or any of its allies and awaiting induction into that service. c. Participation in any work abroad in connection with a governmental agency of the United States, with the American Red Cross, or with any other similar service. d. Internment in any enemy country, or absence from the United States and inability to return. e. Any service at home or abroad arising out of or in connection with the war, which in the opinion of the court prevents the fiduciary from giving the...
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35-12-84
Section 35-12-84 Filing of a claim - intestate and small claims. (a) The surviving spouse or, if none, the surviving child or children or, if none, the surviving parent or parents of an abandoned property owner who has died intestate may claim the abandoned property under this section, and will have a defeasible right to the property, if all of the following conditions exist: (1) The aggregate value of the abandoned property held on behalf of the owner, as established by rule, must not exceed the amount allowed in Section 43-2-692. (2) The claim need not be accompanied by an order of a probate court if the claimant files documentation established in the rules, including, but not limited to, a. a written confirmation by the probate court that no estate has been opened or filed; b. an affidavit, signed by all beneficiaries, as applicable, stating that all beneficiaries have amicably agreed among themselves upon a division of the property; c. supporting documentation showing heir rights;...
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40-15-7
Section 40-15-7 Nonresident decedents. (a) Except as herein otherwise provided, all of the provisions of this chapter shall be applicable to so much of the estates of nonresident decedents as is subject to estate tax under the act of Congress in effect at the time of the death of decedent as consists of real estate or tangible personal property located within this state or other items of property or interest therein lawfully subject to the imposition of an estate tax by the State of Alabama. (b) In assessing the tax upon any real estate or tangible property located within this state belonging to the estate of a nonresident decedent, which shall pass by will, devise or by the laws of intestacy, the Department of Revenue shall determine the tax due to be such proportion of the federal estate tax as would be leviable upon an estate of similar taxable net value, less that proportion of any exemption to which the estate is entitled, which the actual value of the real estate and tangible...
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40-2A-7
years from the date the return is filed with the department, whichever is later. This subparagraph shall not apply to any corporation unless dissolution is completed within 18 months of the date of the written notice. e. If a taxpayer has made the election provided in subsection (d) or (e) of Section 40-18-8, a preliminary assessment based on the gain realized as a result of the involuntary conversion [in the case of subsection (d) of Section 40-18-8] or a rollover of gain on the sale of a personal residence [as provided in subsection (e) of Section 40-18-8] may be entered within three years from the date the taxpayer notified the department of the replacement of the property in accordance with subsection (d) or (e) of Section 40-18-8, as the case may be, or of his or her intention not to replace the property. f. If a taxpayer has validly elected to have the provisions of subdivision (a) (7) of Section 40-18-6 and subsection (l) of Section 40-18-8 apply to an acquisition of stock...
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43-8-1
the parent whose relationship is involved and excludes any person who is only a stepchild, a foster child, a grandchild or any more remote descendant. (3) COURT. The court having jurisdiction in matters relating to the affairs of decedents. This court in Alabama is known as the probate court. (4) DAYS. That period of time as computed in accordance with section 1-1-4 and Rule 6(a), Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure. (5) DEVISE. When used as a noun, means a testamentary disposition of real or personal property and when used as a verb, means to dispose of real or personal property by will. (6) DEVISEE. Any person designated in a will to receive a devise. In the case of a devise to an existing trust or trustee, or to a trustee or trust described by will, the trust or trustee is the devisee and the beneficiaries are not devisees. (7) DISTRIBUTEE. Any person who has received property of a decedent from his personal representative other than as creditor or purchaser. A testamentary trustee is...
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5-5A-39
Section 5-5A-39 Disposition of small deposits of deceased person - Time for payment; when payment prohibited. No payment shall be made pursuant to Section 5-5A-38 by the bank before the lapse of 60 days from the date of the death of the deceased, and no payment shall be made by the bank under this section if letters testamentary or of administration have been issued to a personal representative or a proceeding is pending in the court in this state which would have jurisdiction of the administration of the estate. The bank shall be fully protected by requiring an affidavit by some reputable citizen as to the facts specified. (Acts 1980, No. 80-658, ยง5-5-39.)...
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8-6-71
Section 8-6-71 (Repealed effective January 1, 1997) Definitions. For the purposes of this article, unless the context otherwise requires, the following terms shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section: Assignment. Such term includes any written stock power, bond power, bill of sale, deed, declaration of trust, or other instrument of transfer. Claim of beneficial interest. Such term includes a claim of any interest by a decedent's legatee, distributee, heir or creditor, a beneficiary under a trust, a ward, a beneficial owner of a security registered in the name of a nominee or a minor owner of a security registered in the name of a custodian, or a claim of any similar interest whether the claim is asserted by the claimant, a fiduciary, or by any other authorized person on his behalf and includes a claim that the transfer would be in breach of fiduciary duties. Corporation. A private or public corporation, association, or trust issuing a security. Fiduciary. An...
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35-8A-401
Section 35-8A-401 Applicability; waiver. (a) This article applies to all units subject to this chapter, except as provided in subsection (b) or as modified or waived in writing by agreement of purchasers of units in a condominium in which all units are restricted to nonresidential use. (b) Neither an offering statement nor a resale certificate need be prepared or delivered in the case of: (1) A gratuitous disposition of a unit; (2) A transfer pursuant to court order; (3) A disposition by a government or governmental agency; (4) A transfer by foreclosure or disposition by deed in lieu of foreclosure; (5) A disposition to a person in the business of selling real estate who intends to offer those units to purchasers where the responsibility for preparing and delivering the offering statement has been transferred to the person pursuant to subsection (b) of Section 35-8A-402; (6) A disposition that may be canceled at any time and for any reason by the purchaser without penalty; or (7) A...
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7-3-309
Section 7-3-309 Enforcement of lost, destroyed, or stolen instrument. (a) A person not in possession of an instrument is entitled to enforce the instrument if: (i) the person seeking to enforce the instrument: (A) was entitled to enforce it when loss of possession occurred, or (B) has directly or indirectly acquired ownership of the instrument from a person who was entitled to enforce the instrument when the loss of possession occurred; and (ii) the loss of possession was not the result of a transfer by the person or a lawful seizure; and (iii) the person cannot reasonably obtain possession of the instrument because the instrument was destroyed, its whereabouts cannot be determined, or it is in the wrongful possession of an unknown person or a person that cannot be found or is not amenable to service of process. (b) A person seeking enforcement of an instrument under subsection (a) must prove the terms of the instrument and the person's right to enforce the instrument. If that proof is...
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