Alabama Code 12-13-2. Person in federal service and spouse thereof who die while living within state deemed resident of state and of county in which living for purposes of probate jurisdiction
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Terms Used In Alabama Code 12-13-2
- 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
- Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
- United States: includes the territories thereof and the District of Columbia. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
Any person in any branch of service of the government of the United States of America, including those in the military, air and naval service, and the husband or wife of any such person, if he or she dies while living within the borders of the State of Alabama, shall be deemed prima facie to be a resident and inhabitant of the State of Alabama and of the county in which he or she was living at the time of his or her death for purposes of general probate jurisdiction, including the probation of his or her will and the granting of letters testamentary or of administration upon his or her estate.