Alabama § 43-2-506 Settlement by Consent Without Notice

Alabama Statutes

§ 43-2-506 — Settlement by Consent Without Notice

Alabama·Title 43 Wills and Decedents’ Estates·Ch. 2 Administration of Estates·Art. 18 Settlements and Distributions·Div. 1 General Provisions

In any case in which an administration is conducted pursuant to letters testamentary or letters of administration with the will annexed granted in this state and all legatees and distributees named in the will are of age and proof is made that all legal charges against the estate have been paid in full, the probate court, upon verified petition of the personal representative consented to by written instrument properly executed and acknowledged by all legatees and distributees, may approve a consent settlement without notice or publication or posting. In any case in which an administration is conducted pursuant to letters testamentary or letters of administration granted in this state and such administration in this state is ancillary to a primary administration in another state, and proof 

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In any case in which an administration is conducted pursuant to letters testamentary or letters of administration with the will annexed granted in this state and all legatees and distributees named in the will are of age and proof is made that all legal charges against the estate have been paid in full, the probate court, upon verified petition of the personal representative consented to by written instrument properly executed and acknowledged by all legatees and distributees, may approve a consent settlement without notice or publication or posting. In any case in which an administration is conducted pursuant to letters testamentary or letters of administration granted in this state and such administration in this state is ancillary to a primary administration in another state, and proof is made that all legal charges against the estate in this state have been paid in full and the balance of the assets of the estate in this state have been delivered to the executor or personal representative in the state of primary administration, the probate court, upon verified petition of the executor or personal representative appointed in this state consented to by the executor or personal representative in the state of primary administration, may approve a consent settlement without notice or publication or posting. In all other cases, when all heirs and next of kin are of age and proof is made that all legal charges against the estate have been paid in full, the probate court, upon verified petition of the personal representative consented to by written instrument properly executed and acknowledged by all heirs and next of kin, may approve a consent settlement without notice or publication or posting. In any of the above enumerated cases in which a minor or person of unsound mind may be a distributee or legatee and such minor or person of unsound mind has a guardian, duly appointed by any court of this state, and such guardian is not adversely interested to his or her ward in said settlement, such guardian may approve a consent settlement as evidenced by his or her consent in writing, if properly executed and acknowledged.

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