Alabama Code 43-2-45. Letters not granted until five days after intestate’s death; examination of applicants and witnesses
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Terms Used In Alabama Code 43-2-45
- Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
- Intestate: Dying without leaving a will.
- 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.
- Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
No letters of administration must be granted until the expiration of five days after the death of the intestate is known; and the court may, in all cases, examine the persons applying therefor, on oath, touching the time and place of the death of the intestate and as to whether or not he left any will and other matters necessary to give the court jurisdiction; and may also examine any other witnesses as to the same facts and may compel their attendance for that purpose by subpoena and attachment.