{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-43-2-46","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 43-2-46","heading":"Postponing Issuance of Letters During Time for Appeal.","body":"When there are contesting applicants for letters testamentary or of administration, no letters must issue until the time for taking an appeal from the judgment thereon has passed; and, if such appeal is taken, no letters in chief must be granted until the appeal is finally disposed of; but a special administrator may be appointed if necessary.","path":["Title 43 Wills and Decedents’ Estates.","Chapter 2 Administration of Estates.","Article 2 Grant of Letters Testamentary of Administration.","Division 2 Grant of Letters of Administration."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=43-2-46","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:51Z","sha256":"d4609e277b24383f457afa60c5e237a8a162686fab5c521b9364afb2c4ed5555","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-43-2-45","next":"us-al/ala.-code-43-2-47"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}