§ 43-8-110 Homestead allowance
§ 43-8-111 Exempt property
§ 43-8-112 Family allowance
§ 43-8-113 Source, determination and documentation of exempt property and allowances; petition for relief by personal representative or interested person
§ 43-8-114 Spouse may retain dwelling, etc., until assignment of homestead
§ 43-8-115 Discharge of debtor from liability for wages, etc., owed intestate former employee of another; status of funds paid under this section
§ 43-8-116 Adjustments to exemption values
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Terms Used In Alabama Code > Title 43 > Chapter 8 > Article 6 - Exempt Property and Allowances

  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • 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.
  • month: means a calendar month. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • 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
  • 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
  • United States: includes the territories thereof and the District of Columbia. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • 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