Alabama § 43-8-114 Spouse May Retain Dwelling, Etc., until Assignment of Homestead

Alabama Statutes

§ 43-8-114 — Spouse May Retain Dwelling, Etc., until Assignment of Homestead

Alabama § 43-8-114

Title 43Wills and Decedents’ Estates

Ch. 8Probate Code

Art. 6Exempt Property and Allowances

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Bluebook

Ala. Code § 43-8-114 (2026).

Text

The spouse may retain possession of the dwelling house where the surviving spouse resided with the decedent, with the offices and buildings appurtenant thereto and the plantation connected therewith until homestead is assigned, free from the payment of rent. The obligation to pay rent, if any, on the dwelling shall be an obligation of the decedent’s estate.

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Legislative History

(Code 1852, §1359; Code 1867, §1630; Code 1876, §2238; Code 1886, §1900; Code 1896, §1515; Code 1907, §3824; Code 1923, §7437; Code 1940, T. 34, §50; Code 1975, §43-5-40; Acts 1984, No. 84-258, p. 426, §1.)