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43-8-113
Section 43-8-113 Source, determination and documentation of exempt property and allowances;
petition for relief by personal representative or interested person. If the estate is otherwise
sufficient, property specifically devised is not used to satisfy rights to homestead and exempt
property. Subject to this restriction, the surviving spouse, the guardians of the minor children,
or children who are adults may select property of the estate as homestead allowance and exempt
property. The personal representative may make these selections if the surviving spouse, the
children or the guardians of the minor children are unable or fail to do so within a reasonable
time or if there are no guardians of the minor children. The personal representative may execute
an instrument or deed of distribution to establish the ownership of property taken as homestead
allowance or exempt property. He or she may determine the family allowance in a lump sum not
exceeding fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) or...
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19-3B-505
Section 19-3B-505 Creditor's claim against settlor. (a) Whether or not the terms of a trust
contain a spendthrift provision, the following rules apply: (1) During the lifetime of the
settlor, the property of a revocable trust is subject to claims of the settlor's creditors.
(2) With respect to an irrevocable trust, a creditor or assignee of the settlor may reach
the maximum amount that can be distributed to or for the settlor's benefit. If a trust has
more than one settlor, then the amount the creditor or assignee of a particular settlor may
reach may not exceed the settlor's interest in the portion of the trust attributable to that
settlor's contribution. (3) After the death of a settlor, and subject to the settlor's right
to direct the source from which liabilities will be paid, the property of a trust that was
revocable immediately prior to the settlor's death is subject to claims of the settlor's creditors,
costs of administration of the settlor's estate, the expenses of the...
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43-2-830
Section 43-2-830 Devolution of estate at death; restrictions. (a) Upon the death of a person,
decedent's real property devolves to the persons to whom it is devised by decedent's last
will or to those indicated as substitutes for them in cases involving lapse, renunciation,
or other circumstances affecting the devolution of a testate estate, or in the absence of
testamentary disposition, to decedent's heirs, or to those indicated as substitutes for them
in cases involving renunciation or other circumstances affecting devolution of intestate estates.
(b) Decedent's personal property devolves to the personal representative to be distributed
to: (1) Those persons to whom it is devised by the testator's last will or to those indicated
as substitutes for them in cases involving lapse, renunciation, or other circumstances affecting
the devolution of a testate estate; or (2) In the absence of testamentary disposition, to
decedent's heirs, or to those indicated as substitutes for them in cases...
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38-7-3
Section 38-7-3 License to operate or conduct child-care facility - Requirements; recordkeeping;
parental notifications, etc.; affidavits; inspections and investigations. (a) No person, group
of persons, or corporation may operate or conduct any facility for child care, as defined
in this chapter, without being licensed or approved as provided in this chapter. (b)(1) Except
as provided in subdivision (2), the licensure requirements of this chapter do not apply to
a child-care facility that is operating as an integral part of a local church ministry or
a religious nonprofit school, and is so recognized in the church or school's documents, whether
operated separately or as a part of a religious nonprofit school unit, secondary school unit,
or institution of higher learning under the governing board or authority of the local church
or its convention, association, or regional body to which it may be subject. (2) A child-care
facility that receives state or federal funds or is operating for...
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43-8-112
Section 43-8-112 Family allowance. In addition to the right to homestead allowance and exempt
property, if the decedent was domiciled in this state, the surviving spouse and minor children
whom the decedent was obligated to support and children who were in fact being supported by
him are entitled to a reasonable allowance in money out of the estate for their maintenance
during the period of administration, which allowance may not continue for longer than one
year if the estate is inadequate to discharge allowed claims. The allowance may be paid as
a lump sum or in periodic installments. It is payable to the surviving spouse, if living,
for the use of the surviving spouse and minor and dependent children; otherwise to the children,
or persons having their care and custody; but in case any minor child or dependent child is
not living with the surviving spouse, the allowance may be made partially to the child or
his guardian or other person having his care and custody, and partially to...
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43-8-111
Section 43-8-111 Exempt property. If the decedent was domiciled in this state at the time of
death the surviving spouse is entitled to receive, in addition to the homestead allowance,
property of a value not exceeding seven thousand five hundred dollars ($7,500) in excess of
any security interests therein in household furniture, automobiles, furnishings, appliances
and personal effects. If there is no surviving spouse, children of the decedent are entitled
jointly to the same value. If encumbered chattels are selected and if the value in excess
of security interests, plus that of other exempt property, is less than seven thousand five
hundred dollars ($7,500), or if there is not seven thousand five hundred dollars ($7,500)
worth of exempt property in the estate, the spouse or children are entitled to other assets
of the estate, if any, to the extent necessary to make up the seven thousand five hundred
dollars ($7,500) value. Rights to exempt property and assets needed to make up a...
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6-10-84
Section 6-10-84 Proceedings on failure of appraisers to set apart exemptions or to appraise
homestead. If, for more than 20 days after the grant of administration, the appraisers should
fail to set apart the personal property exempt in favor of the surviving spouse and minor
child or children, or either, or to appraise the homestead or to make the report in reference
to the homestead required in Section 6-10-82, then, upon the written application of the surviving
spouse or of the guardian of the minor child or children, the probate court shall appoint
three commissioners who shall, as soon as practicable thereafter not exceeding 30 days, set
apart the personal property exempt and appraise the homestead in the manner required of the
appraisers; and, if practicable, they shall also allot and set off the homestead exemption
in the manner provided in Section 6-10-83. Within 10 days thereafter they shall report to
the court in writing the personal property set apart, with the value of each...
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6-10-101
Section 6-10-101 Proceedings to set apart exemptions when administration not granted on decedent's
estate within 60 days after death - Vesting of title to real property in surviving spouse
and minors and right to possession thereof. If no exceptions are filed and sustained to such
report of the commissioners setting apart the homestead exemption, the title to the real property
so set aside shall vest in the surviving spouse and minors, share and share alike, but only
during the life of the surviving spouse and minority of the children. If all the real property
left by the decedent in this state does not exceed in area and value the homestead allowed
by law as exempt, title to all such real property shall vest absolutely in the surviving spouse,
the children (minors and adults) and the descendants of deceased children, or, if there is
no surviving spouse, in the children and the descendants of deceased children, or, if there
are no children or descendants of deceased children, in the...
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43-8-1
Section 43-8-1 General definitions. Subject to additional definitions contained in the subsequent
articles which are applicable to specific articles or divisions, and unless the context otherwise
requires, in this chapter, the following words shall have the following meanings: (1) BENEFICIARY.
As it relates to trust beneficiaries, includes a person who has any present or future interest,
vested or contingent, and also includes the owner of an interest by assignment or other transfer
and as it relates to a charitable trust, includes any person entitled to enforce the trust.
(2) CHILD. Includes any individual entitled to take as a child under this chapter by intestate
succession from 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...
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43-8-73
Section 43-8-73 Procedure for making election; petition; time limit; notice and hearing; withdrawal
of demand; order of court; enforcement of order. (a) The surviving spouse may elect to take
his elective share by filing with the court and mailing or delivering to the personal representative,
if any, a petition for the elective share within six months after the date of death, or within
six months after the probate of the decedent's will, whichever limitation last expires. The
court may extend the time for election for cause shown by the surviving spouse before the
time for election has expired. (b) The surviving spouse shall give notice of the time and
place set for hearing to persons interested in the estate whose interests will be adversely
affected by the taking of the elective share. (c) The surviving spouse may withdraw his demand
for an elective share at any time before entry of a final determination by the court. (d)
After notice and hearing, the court shall determine the amount...
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