{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-43-8-270","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 43-8-270","heading":"Duty of Custodian of Will After Death of Testator; Liability.","body":"After the death of a testator and on request of an interested person, any person having custody of a will of the testator shall deliver it with reasonable promptness to a person able to secure its probate and if none is known, to an appropriate court. Any person who wilfully fails to deliver a will is liable to any person aggrieved for the damages which may be sustained by the failure. Any person who wilfully refuses or fails to deliver a will after being ordered by the court in a proceeding brought for the purpose of compelling delivery is subject to the penalty for contempt of court.","path":["Title 43 Wills and Decedents’ Estates.","Chapter 8 Probate Code.","Article 10 Custody of Wills."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=43-8-270","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:51Z","sha256":"0099f97ae2d3fe297d894bf6f627067321cdd8c16d4efc76ad123687daf84a0e","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-43-8-256","next":"us-al/ala.-code-43-8-290"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}