{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-43-2-231","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 43-2-231","heading":"Appointment of Personal Representative.","body":"It shall be lawful for the respective probate courts of this state to appoint a personal representative of the estates of persons who are presumed to be dead on account of absence for five or more years from the place of their last domicile within this state as provided in this article.","path":["Title 43 Wills and Decedents’ Estates.","Chapter 2 Administration of Estates.","Article 10 Administration of Estates of Persons Presumed Dead."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=43-2-231","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:51Z","sha256":"3beb5e014a0f3c4157f659a473c84c46423f8d9bb5096db3483261c8341d01a9","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-43-2-230","next":"us-al/ala.-code-43-2-232"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}