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6-10-40
Section 6-10-40 Sale of land and separation of homestead interest from that of alienee. When
the homestead, after being reduced to the lowest practicable area, exceeds $5,000 in value
and the husband or wife has aliened the same by deed, mortgage, or other conveyance without
the voluntary signature and assent of the spouse, shown and acknowledged as required by law,
the alienor or, if he or she fails to act, the spouse or, if there is no spouse or if he or
she fails to act, their minor child or children may, by filing a complaint, have the land
sold and the homestead interest separated from that of the alienee. (Code 1876, §2832; Code
1886, §2538; Code 1896, §2064; Code 1907, §4191; Code 1923, §7913; Code 1940, T. 7, §656;
Acts 1980, No. 80-569, p. 879, §6.)...
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34-13-11
Section 34-13-11 Authorizing agent; right of disposition. (a) A person, who is at least 18
years of age and of sound mind, may enter into a contract to act as authorizing agent and
direct the location, manner, and conditions of disposition of remains and arrange for funeral
goods and services to be provided upon death. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b),
the right to control the disposition of the remains of a deceased person as an authorizing
agent, including the location, manner, and conditions of disposition and arrangements for
funeral goods and services to be provided, shall vest in the following persons in the priority
listed and the order named, provided the person is at least 18 years of age and of sound mind:
(1) The person designated by the decedent as authorized to direct disposition pursuant to
Public Law No. 109-163, Section 564, as listed on the decedent's United States Department
of Defense Record of Emergency Data, DD Form 93, or its successor form, if the...
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45-37A-51.228
Section 45-37A-51.228 Survivor's benefits. (a) Effective July 1, 2002, in the event of the
death of a retiree or participant who, on the date of his or her death was eligible for voluntary
retirement under Section 45-37A-51.220, there may be payable a monthly survivor's benefit
equal to 60 percent of the monthly retirement benefit which the retiree was receiving or was
entitled to receive prior to his or her death or which the participant would have been entitled
to receive had he or she retired under Section 45-37A-51.220 on the day preceding his or her
death; notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the survivor's benefit may be increased pursuant
to Section 45-37A-51.242. In the event any survivor is being paid an amount in excess of 60
percent of the retiree's monthly benefit on May 1, 2006, such survivor's benefits shall not
be decreased. (b)(1) Effective July 1, 2002, upon the death of any retiree or participant
who at the time of his or her death was not eligible for voluntary...
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45-37A-52.228
Section 45-37A-52.228 Survivor's benefits. (a) Effective July 1, 2002, in the event of the
death of a retiree or participant who, on the date of his or her death was eligible for voluntary
retirement under Section 45-37A-51.220, there may be payable a monthly survivor's benefit
equal to 60 percent of the monthly retirement benefit which the retiree was receiving or was
entitled to receive prior to his or her death or which the participant would have been entitled
to receive had he or she retired under Section 45-37A-51.220 on the day preceding his or her
death; notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the survivor's benefit may be increased pursuant
to Section 45-37A-51.242. In the event any survivor is being paid an amount in excess of 60
percent of the retiree's monthly benefit on May 1, 2006, such survivor's benefits shall not
be decreased. (b)(1) Effective July 1, 2002, upon the death of any retiree or participant
who at the time of his or her death was not eligible for voluntary...
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5-17-16
Section 5-17-16 Disposition of shares or deposit account of deceased person. Whenever a person
shall die leaving a share or deposit account in a credit union not exceeding ten thousand
dollars ($10,000), the credit union having the share or deposit account may discharge itself
from liability thereafter by paying the funds in the share or deposit account to the widow
or surviving husband of the deceased or, if there is no widow or surviving husband, to the
persons having the actual custody or control of the minor child or children of the deceased;
provided, that such person, if not the legal guardian, shall execute to the probate judge
of the county a bond in the penal sum of double the amount of such deposit for the faithful
accounting of the money so received, which shall be approved by the probate judge, or, if
there is no minor child or children, to the person or persons who under the laws of Alabama
are the heirs and inherit the personal property of the deceased. No such payment is...
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6-5-380
Section 6-5-380 Liability of parents for destruction of property by minor; exception. (a) The
parent or parents, guardian, or other person having care or control of any minor under the
age of 18 years with whom the minor is living and who have custody of the minor shall be liable
for the actual damages sustained, but not exceeding the sum of $1,000, plus the court costs
of the action, to any person, firm, association, corporation and the State of Alabama and
its political subdivision for all damages proximately caused by the injury to, or destruction
of, any property, real, personal or mixed, by the intentional, willful, or malicious act or
acts of the minor. Except, approved foster parents of the Department of Human Resources shall
not be liable for damages caused by foster children. (b) Nothing in this section shall be
construed to limit the liability of any such parent or parents as the same may now otherwise
exist under the laws of the State of Alabama. (Acts 1965, 2nd Ex. Sess.,...
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26-2A-20
Section 26-2A-20 General definitions. As used in this chapter the following terms shall have
the following meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1)
CLAIMS. In respect of a protected person, includes liabilities of the protected person, whether
arising in contract, tort, or otherwise, and liabilities of the estate which arise at or after
the appointment of a conservator, including expenses of administration. (2) CONSERVATOR. A
person who is appointed by a court to manage the estate of a protected person and includes
a limited conservator described in Section 26-2A-148(a). (3) COURT. A probate court of this
state. (4) COURT REPRESENTATIVE. A person appointed in a guardianship or protective proceeding
who is trained in law, nursing, or social work, is an officer, employee, or special appointee
of the court, and has no personal interest in the proceeding. (5) DISABILITY. Cause for a
protective order as described in Section 26-2A-130. (6) ESTATE. Includes...
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43-2-833
Section 43-2-833 General duties; relation and liability to persons interested in estate; standing
to sue. (a) A personal representative is a fiduciary. Except as otherwise provided by the
terms of the will, the personal representative shall observe the standards in dealing with
the estate that would be observed by a prudent person dealing with the property of another.
If the personal representative has special skills or is named personal representative on the
basis of representations of special skills or expertise, the personal representative is under
a duty to use those skills. A personal representative is under a duty to settle and distribute
the estate of the decedent in accordance with the terms of any probated and effective will
and Title 43, and as expeditiously and efficiently as is consistent with the best interests
of the estate. The personal representative shall use the authority conferred upon personal
representatives by law, the terms of the will, if any, and any order in...
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43-8-253
Section 43-8-253 Effect of homicide on intestate succession, wills, joint assets, life insurance
and beneficiary designations; effect of bona fide purchase by third party or good faith payment
by obligor, etc. (a) A surviving spouse, heir or devisee who feloniously and intentionally
kills the decedent is not entitled to any benefits under the will or under articles 3 through
10 of this chapter, and the estate of decedent passes as if the killer had predeceased the
decedent. Property appointed by the will of the decedent to or for the benefit of the killer
passes as if the killer had predeceased the decedent. (b) Any joint tenant who feloniously
and intentionally kills another joint tenant thereby effects a severance of the interest of
the decedent so that the share of the decedent passes as his property and the killer has no
rights by survivorship. This provision applies to joint tenancies with the right of survivorship
and tenancies in common during the respective lives of the...
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35-5A-2
Section 35-5A-2 Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following
meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) ADULT. An individual
who has attained the age of 21 years. (2) BENEFIT PLAN. An employer's plan for the benefit
of an employee or partner, or an individual retirement account. (3) BROKER. A person lawfully
engaged in the business of effecting transactions in securities or commodities for the person's
own account or for the account of others. (4) CONSERVATOR. A person appointed or qualified
by a court to act as general, limited, or temporary guardian of a minor's property or a person
legally authorized to perform substantially the same functions. (5) COURT. Circuit court.
(6) CUSTODIAL PROPERTY. a. Any interest in property transferred to a custodian under this
chapter and b. The income from and proceeds of that interest in property. (7) CUSTODIAN. A
person so designated under Section 35-5A-10 or a successor or...
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