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Ala. Code § 43-8-213: Jurisdiction of Probate Court.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 43 Wills and Decedents’ Estates.
- Chapter 8 Probate Code.
- Article 7 Wills Generally.
- Division 4 Jurisdiction for Will Contests Filed for Probate on or After January 1, 2023, and the Removal of the Administration of a Decedent’s Estate When the Administration Commenced on or After January 1, 2023.
To the full extent permitted by the Constitution of Alabama of 2022 both of the following apply:
(1) The probate court has jurisdiction over all matters set forth in Section 12-13-1.
(2) The probate court where a will is offered for probate has original and general jurisdiction over the contest of the validity of the will in accordance with Section 43-8-215, unless the proceeding has been removed to the circuit court under Section 43-8-216 and is then pending in the circuit court, in which case jurisdiction will lie with the circuit court until the proceeding is remanded in accordance with Section 43-8-216.
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