{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-43-8-213","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 43-8-213","heading":"Jurisdiction of Probate Court.","body":"To the full extent permitted by the Constitution of Alabama of 2022 both of the following apply:\n(1) The probate court has jurisdiction over all matters set forth in Section 12-13-1.\n(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.","path":["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."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=43-8-213","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:54Z","sha256":"8560cafbb668b68034d9ef46acd49cbff079ec356ccc15e04d1a3b1a33daefdb","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-43-8-212","next":"us-al/ala.-code-43-8-214"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}