Alabama § 43-2-641 Authorization to Make Distribution - Distribution by Court After Six Months from Grant of Letters

Alabama Statutes

§ 43-2-641 — Authorization to Make Distribution - Distribution by Court After Six Months from Grant of Letters

Alabama·Title 43 Wills and Decedents’ Estates·Ch. 2 Administration of Estates·Art. 18 Settlements and Distributions·Div. 7 Distribution Before Settlement

(a)The court may also, in case of intestacy, make an order of distribution out of the assets of the decedent, on the application of any person entitled to distribution, after six months from the grant of letters.

(b)The order of the court, made after six months from the grant of letters on the application of any legatee or person entitled to distribution, is a protection to the executor or administrator, to the extent of the amount or value of the legacy or share ordered to be paid or distributed.

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(a) The court may also, in case of intestacy, make an order of distribution out of the assets of the decedent, on the application of any person entitled to distribution, after six months from the grant of letters.
(b) The order of the court, made after six months from the grant of letters on the application of any legatee or person entitled to distribution, is a protection to the executor or administrator, to the extent of the amount or value of the legacy or share ordered to be paid or distributed.

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Legislative History

(Code 1852, §§1778, 1789; Code 1867, §§2105, 2116; Code 1876, §§2482, 2493; Code 1886, §§2199, 2209; Code 1896, §§267, 277; Code 1907, §§2725, 2735; Code 1923, §§5964, 5974; Acts 1931, No. 727, p. 841; Code 1940, T. 61, §§366, 376.)