Code of Alabama
Chapter 2 - Administration of Estates.
Article 19 - Insolvent Estates.

Division 1 - General Provisions.

Section 43-2-700 - Order and Preference of Payment of Debts. - When the real and personal property of any decedent is...

Section 43-2-701 - Report of Insolvency - Generally. - Whenever the executor or administrator of any estate is satisfied...

Section 43-2-702 - Report of Insolvency - Statement to Be Filed With Report. - He must file with such report: (1) A statement of...

Section 43-2-703 - Report of Insolvency - Affidavit Accompanying Report and Statement. - Such report and statement must be accompanied by an affidavit...

Section 43-2-704 - Time for Hearing; Notice of Hearing. - The probate court, on the filing of such report and...

Section 43-2-705 - Trial of Issue of Insolvency to Be by Jury. - Any creditor or other person interested in the estate may...

Section 43-2-706 - Payment of Costs. - If such issue is decided against the executor or administrator,...

Section 43-2-707 - Declaration of Insolvency. - If no person contests the correctness of the report or...

Section 43-2-708 - Second Declaration by Succeeding Administrator Not Necessary. - An estate of a decedent having once been declared insolvent,...

Section 43-2-709 - Appeals. - (a) Any party to the proceedings to declare an estate...

Division 2 - Nomination and Election of Administrators of Insolvent Estates.

Section 43-2-720 - When Creditors May Make Nomination; Who May Be Nominated. - On the day appointed for the settlement of the administration...

Section 43-2-721 - Voting Procedure Generally; Proof of Claims Required. - (a) In making the nomination, each creditor, in person or...

Section 43-2-722 - Person Receiving Plurality Appointed Administrator. - The person receiving a plurality of votes must be appointed...

Section 43-2-723 - Discretion of Court Upon Failure of Creditors to Attend. - If none of the creditors attend at the time appointed...

Section 43-2-724 - Former Letters Revoked Upon Appointment; Property Vested in Administrator. - Whenever an administrator is appointed under the provisions of this...

Section 43-2-725 - Vacancy. - Whenever a vacancy occurs in the office of such administrator,...

Division 3 - Filing and Allowing Claims Against Insolvent Estates.

Section 43-2-740 - Time and Manner of Filing Claims - Generally. - Every person having any claim against the estate declared insolvent...

Section 43-2-741 - Time and Manner of Filing Claims - Time Allowed Certain Minors and Persons of Unsound Mind. - The provisions of section 43-2-740, as to the time within...

Section 43-2-742 - Time and Manner of Filing Claims - Claims Verified in Another State. - When a claim against such estate is verified by the...

Section 43-2-743 - Time and Manner of Filing Claims - Claims Verified in Foreign Country. - When such oath is taken out of the United States,...

Section 43-2-744 - Receipt for Claim; Endorsement by Judge. - The judge of probate must, when required, give a receipt...

Section 43-2-745 - Claims Docket. - Such judge must keep a docket of all the claims...

Section 43-2-746 - When Claim Allowed Without Further Proof. - If no opposition is made, in the manner provided in...

Section 43-2-747 - Objections. - At any time within six months after the declaration of...

Section 43-2-748 - Allowance of Due Part of Claim. - If a part only of such claim is found to...

Section 43-2-749 - Debt Not Due. - Any creditor whose debt is not due must file the...

Section 43-2-750 - Claim Allowed After Partial Distribution. - Any creditor of an insolvent estate, whose claim is allowed...

Section 43-2-751 - Action by Creditor to Recover Dividend. - (a) Any creditor of an insolvent estate, whose claim is...

Division 4 - Settlement of Insolvent Estates.

Section 43-2-770 - When Settlement Must Be Made. - Every executor or administrator of an insolvent estate must make...

Section 43-2-771 - Decree. - At such settlement, the court must decree to each creditor...

Division 5 - Sale of and Actions for Lands of Insolvent Estates.

Section 43-2-790 - Application for Order for Sale - Generally. - On the application of an executor or administrator of an...

Section 43-2-791 - Application for Order for Sale - Form and Contents; Verification; Notice to Heirs and Devisees. - Such application shall be in writing, verified by affidavit, shall...

Section 43-2-792 - Action by Administrator for Recovery of Lands. - The administrator of an insolvent estate may maintain an action...

Division 6 - Report or Decree of Insolvency as Affecting Pending Civil Actions.

Section 43-2-810 - Continuance Upon Showing of Insolvency. - During the progress of any civil action against an executor...

Section 43-2-811 - Special Plea of Insolvency. - The executor or administrator may, at any time before judgment,...

Section 43-2-812 - Judgment Certified to Probate Court; Execution for Costs. - If such judgment is for the plaintiff, and it is...

Section 43-2-813 - Effect of Order or Decree of Insolvency Certified to Other Courts After Judgment or Decree Therein Rendered. - After judgment or decree has been rendered in any court...