{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-43-2-138","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 43-2-138","heading":"Action by Legatee to Recover Legacy.","body":"Any legatee, after six months from the grant of letters testamentary or of administration, with the will annexed, may bring a civil action and recover his or her legacy, upon proof that the executor assented to the same.","path":["Title 43 Wills and Decedents’ Estates.","Chapter 2 Administration of Estates.","Article 6 Actions by and Against Executors and Administrators.","Division 1 General Provisions."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=43-2-138","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:51Z","sha256":"3facb2d5a0a1792eb02aba5e2907d769f2255d245db3c3ee1caf25c3c58db6c2","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-43-2-137","next":"us-al/ala.-code-43-2-139"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}