§ 26-5-30 Partial settlement generally – Authorization and procedure generally
§ 26-5-31 Partial settlement generally – Application of ward, etc., for partial settlement; issuance of process to conservator as to hearing thereupon; dismissal of application
§ 26-5-32 Partial settlement generally – Issuance of process requiring conservator to make partial settlement; taxing of costs
§ 26-5-33 Final settlement generally – Authorization and procedure generally for compulsion of settlement by conservator
§ 26-5-34 Final settlement generally – Authorization and procedure generally for compulsion of settlement by personal representative of conservator
§ 26-5-35 Proceedings upon failure of conservator to obey process to appear and file accounts and vouchers
§ 26-5-36 Statement of account by court upon failure of conservator or personal representative to file accounts and vouchers after notice
§ 26-5-38 Proceedings upon appearance; filing of accounts and vouchers, etc., by conservator or personal representative on appointed day
§ 26-5-39 Proceedings upon failure of conservator or personal representative to appear and file accounts and vouchers on appointed day

Terms Used In Alabama Code > Title 26 > Chapter 5 > Article 2 - Compulsion of Settlement by Probate Court

  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • following: means next after. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • Impeachment: (1) The process of calling something into question, as in "impeaching the testimony of a witness." (2) The constitutional process whereby the House of Representatives may "impeach" (accuse of misconduct) high officers of the federal government for trial in the Senate.
  • Indemnification: In general, a collateral contract or assurance under which one person agrees to secure another person against either anticipated financial losses or potential adverse legal consequences. Source: FDIC
  • Intestate: Dying without leaving a will.
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • month: means a calendar month. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • oath: includes affirmation. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • Probate: Proving a will
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • 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
  • Testator: A male person who leaves a will at death.
  • year: means a calendar year; but, whenever the word "year" is used in reference to any appropriations for the payment of money out of the treasury, it shall mean fiscal year. See Alabama Code 1-1-1