Alabama Statutes
§ 43-2-231 — Appointment of Personal Representative
Alabama § 43-2-231
JurisdictionAlabama
Title 43Wills and Decedents’ Estates
Ch. 2Administration of Estates
Art. 10Administration of Estates of Persons Presumed Dead
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Bluebook
Ala. Code § 43-2-231 (2026).
Text
It shall be lawful for the respective probate courts of this state to appoint a personal representative of the estates of persons who are presumed to be dead on account of absence for five or more years from the place of their last domicile within this state as provided in this article.
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Legislative History
(Acts 1939, No. 46, p. 53; Code 1940, T. 61, §156; Acts 1982, No. 82-399, §8-102; Acts 1984, No. 84-258, p. 426, §1.)
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Bluebook (online)
Alabama § 43-2-231, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/al/43-2-231.