What to Include When Filing a Year’s Allowance Petition in Alabama
Detailed Answer This page explains what to include when you file a petition seeking a year’s allowance (sometimes called a year's support) in Alabama probate court. This is a plain-language guide for people with no legal background. It is not legal advice. Consult a probate attorney for help specific to your situation. What a year’s […]
Read article →Handling a Mother's Estate in Alabama: Step-by-Step Guide
Step-by-step guide to handling a parent’s estate in Alabama Detailed Answer This FAQ-style guide explains the practical steps most people need to take when they must handle a mother’s estate under Alabama law. It assumes no prior legal knowledge and uses a simple hypothetical to illustrate key points. This is educational information only and not […]
Read article →How to Switch to a Small‑Estate Procedure in Alabama
Can you switch to a small‑estate process in Alabama if a year's allowance or other payments reduce the estate? Short answer: Maybe — but it depends on the total value remaining in the estate, what assets remain, and whether the Probate Court will allow closing formal administration and using a small‑estate affidavit or summary procedure. […]
Read article →Paying Back Taxes on Inherited Land in Alabama: If You’re Not on the Deed
Short answer If you pay overdue property taxes on land in Alabama but your name is not on the recorded deed, paying the taxes will stop tax penalties, interest, and potential tax-sale consequences for that period — but it does not automatically make you the owner. Your payment creates a record that you paid the […]
Read article →Who Owns the Property After a Grandparent Dies? — Alabama Guide
How to Find the Rightful Heirs and Who Owns Property After a Grandparent Died (Alabama) Short answer If your grandparent left a valid will, the will usually names the person who will administer the estate and the beneficiaries who inherit property. If there is no will, Alabama’s probate process and intestacy rules determine the heirs. […]
Read article →Alabama: Recovering Surplus Funds After a Tax Sale — What to Do and How the Process Works
Recovering Surplus Funds After a Tax Sale in Alabama Quick summary: When a county sells property for unpaid taxes and the sale brings in more money than is needed to pay the taxes, interest, penalties, and sale costs, the extra money (the "surplus" or "overage") does not automatically belong to the purchaser. Under Alabama law […]
Read article →How to Ask an Alabama Probate Court to Reconsider Letters of Administration and Remove an Administrator
Can I get the Alabama probate court to reconsider letters of administration and replace the administrator so I, as the sole heir, can be appointed? Short answer: Yes — but you must follow Alabama probate procedure. You file a petition in the same probate court that issued the letters asking the court to revoke or […]
Read article →Alabama: How to Challenge an Estate Administrator Who Closed a Parent’s Joint Bank Account
Detailed Answer — Your rights and next steps under Alabama law When a decedent’s joint bank account is closed by someone acting as an estate administrator (often called a personal representative) without telling heirs, several legal issues can arise: whether the account was truly a joint account with right of survivorship, whether the person who […]
Read article →Alabama: How to Review and Correct Missing or Incorrect Probate Filings
Steps to Review and Correct Missing or Incorrect Probate Filings in Alabama Quick summary: If you believe filings in your father’s Alabama probate matter are missing or incorrect, start by obtaining the court file from the probate court where the estate is open, identify the specific omissions or errors, and then use the probate process […]
Read article →Fixing Probate Paperwork Mistakes in Alabama: Correcting Wrong Heirs and Sibling Listings
How to correct mistakes in Alabama probate paperwork (for example: wrong siblings listed) Short answer If the probate paperwork in Alabama lists the wrong relatives, you can usually correct the record by notifying the probate court and filing a corrective document (an amended petition, affidavit of correction, or motion to correct the record). The exact […]
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