(a) If the sole executor or all the executors die, resign or are removed, the probate court having jurisdiction of the estate must grant letters of administration, with will annexed, to the person entitled thereto under section 43-2-27.
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Terms Used In Alabama Code 43-2-272

  • Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • Probate: Proving a will
(b) If an administrator dies, resigns or is removed, the probate court having jurisdiction of the estate must grant letters of administration of the goods and chattels, rights and credits, unadministered, to the person entitled thereto, as in cases of intestacy.
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