Alabama Code 6-8-68. Executors, administrators, and guardians in probate court
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Terms Used In Alabama Code 6-8-68
- Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
- Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- Probate: Proving a will
- 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
In all cases where notice is required by law to be given to executors, administrators, and guardians in the probate court, if affidavit shall be made that such executor, administrator, or guardian has been absent from the state for more than three months last passed, such notice shall be given by publication in a newspaper published in the county where such proceedings are had for two consecutive weeks or, if there is no such paper, by posting at the courthouse door for 15 days.