§ 43-2-330 Authorization by probate court to keep estate together; term
§ 43-2-331 Extension of time upon showing of good cause
§ 43-2-332 When distributed share kept and worked with undivided portion of estate
§ 43-2-333 Payment of profits to share owners
§ 43-2-334 Order authorizing hiring of laborers – Generally
§ 43-2-335 Order authorizing hiring of laborers – Petition; notice and hearing
§ 43-2-336 Cultivation under direction of executor or administrator
§ 43-2-337 Preceding sections not to be construed so as to conflict with will
§ 43-2-338 Annual settlements
§ 43-2-339 Certain rights not affected by provisions of article

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Terms Used In Alabama Code > Title 43 > Chapter 2 > Article 14 - Keeping Estates Together

  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • 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.
  • Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
  • Legatee: A beneficiary of a decedent
  • 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
  • preceding: means next before. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • Probate: Proving a will
  • 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.
  • 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