{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-43-8-196","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 43-8-196","heading":"Costs.","body":"The costs of any contest under the provisions of this article must be paid by the party contesting if he or she fails; otherwise, it must be paid by the plaintiff or out of the estate, or in such proportion by the plaintiff or out of the estate as the court may direct; and for the costs directed to be paid by the plaintiff or defendant, execution may be issued as in other cases; and the costs directed to be paid out of the estate may be collected as other claims against an estate are collected.","path":["Title 43 Wills and Decedents’ Estates.","Chapter 8 Probate Code.","Article 7 Wills Generally.","Division 3 Contesting Validity of Will."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=43-8-196","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:51Z","sha256":"b289b67c7231497bbea099d47f360451dc316a3af1e4fba0477eeed421dbe716","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-43-8-195","next":"us-al/ala.-code-43-8-197"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}