§ 43-8-40 Intestate estate generally
§ 43-8-41 Share of the spouse
§ 43-8-42 Share of heirs other than surviving spouse
§ 43-8-43 Requirement that heir survive decedent for five days
§ 43-8-44 When estate passes to state
§ 43-8-45 Division of estate where representation is involved
§ 43-8-46 Inheritance by relatives of half blood
§ 43-8-47 Inheritance by afterborn heirs
§ 43-8-48 Parent and child relationship
§ 43-8-49 Advancements
§ 43-8-50 Controversy as to advancements – How issue made up and tried
§ 43-8-51 Controversy as to advancements – Discovery of advancements
§ 43-8-52 Controversy as to advancements – Proceedings and answer upon death of distributee
§ 43-8-53 Controversy as to advancements – Contest of answer
§ 43-8-54 Controversy as to advancements – Consequence of failure to answer
§ 43-8-55 Against whom debts owed to decedent charged
§ 43-8-56 Alien status not a disqualification to inheriting
§ 43-8-57 Dower and curtesy abolished
§ 43-8-58 Share of persons related to decedent through two lines
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Terms Used In Alabama Code > Title 43 > Chapter 8 > Article 3 - Intestate Succession

  • Allegation: something that someone says happened.
  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Dower: A widow
  • 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
  • following: means next after. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • 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.
  • Intestate: Dying without leaving a will.
  • 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
  • property: includes both real and personal property. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • 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
  • writing: includes typewriting and printing on paper. See Alabama Code 1-1-1