{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-43-8-41","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 43-8-41","heading":"Share of the Spouse.","body":"The intestate share of the surviving spouse is as follows:\n(1) If there is no surviving issue or parent of the decedent, the entire intestate estate;\n(2) If there is no surviving issue but the decedent is survived by a parent or parents, the first $100,000.00 in value, plus one-half of the balance of the intestate estate;\n(3) If there are surviving issue all of whom are issue of the surviving spouse also, the first $50,000.00 in value, plus one-half of the balance of the intestate estate;\n(4) If there are surviving issue one or more of whom are not issue of the surviving spouse, one-half of the intestate estate;\n(5) If the estate is located in two or more states, the share shall not exceed in the aggregate the allowable amounts under this chapter.","path":["Title 43 Wills and Decedents’ Estates.","Chapter 8 Probate Code.","Article 3 Intestate Succession."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=43-8-41","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:51Z","sha256":"6710c59e907e91517b98509d2cb5a31920645773e96c4ee29988716b75ce2748","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-43-8-40","next":"us-al/ala.-code-43-8-42"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}