Alabama Statutes
§ 43-8-163 — Probate Not Prevented by Subsequent Incompetency of Witnesses
Alabama § 43-8-163
JurisdictionAlabama
Title 43Wills and Decedents’ Estates
Ch. 8Probate Code
Art. 7Wills Generally
Div. 2Probate of Will
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Bluebook
Ala. Code § 43-8-163 (2026).
Text
If the witnesses attesting the execution of any will are competent at the time of their attestation, their subsequent incompetency, from whatever cause it may arise, must not prevent the probate of such will, if otherwise satisfactorily proved.
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Legislative History
(Code 1852, §1612; Code 1867, §1931; Code 1876, §2295; Code 1886, §1967; Code 1896, §4264; Code 1907, §6173; Code 1923, §10599; Code 1940, T. 61, §25; Code 1975, §43-1-39.)
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Bluebook (online)
Alabama § 43-8-163, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/al/43-8-163.