The application must be in writing, verified by affidavit, must state the nature and character of the trust and of the interest of the applicant therein and must state, in the opinion of the applicant, said interest is, or will be endangered, if bond with sureties is not required of such trustee; and, on the filing of such petition, the register or clerk must appoint a day for the hearing thereof, of which not less than five days' notice, by the service of summons to appear and answer, must be given the trustee, if he resides in the state, and if he resides without the state, notice must be given by publication for three successive weeks in some newspaper published in the county, if there be such paper, and if there be not, in the paper published nearest to such county.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 19 - Fiduciaries and Trusts.
Article 2 - Express Trusts for Payment or Security of Debts.
Section 19-3-20 - Right of Creditors to Apply for Order Requiring Trustee to Give Bond.
Section 19-3-21 - Contents of Application; Notice of Hearing.
Section 19-3-22 - Hearing; Order.
Section 19-3-23 - Failure of Trustee to Give Bond; Appointment of Successor.
Section 19-3-24 - Duty of Trustee to Make Inventory; Filing of Copies; Supplemental Inventories.
Section 19-3-25 - Appointment and Duties of Appraisers.
Section 19-3-26 - When Petition for Administration May Be Filed; Contents of Petition.
Section 19-3-28 - Notice to Creditors.
Section 19-3-29 - Presentation of Claims; Verification; Receipt.
Section 19-3-30 - Claims Docket.
Section 19-3-31 - Claims Presented and Not Objected to Stand Allowed.
Section 19-3-32 - Objections to Claims - Filing of Objections.
Section 19-3-33 - Objections to Claims - Time for Hearing; Notice.
Section 19-3-34 - Objections to Claims - Conduct of Hearing; Order Allowing or Disallowing Claim.
Section 19-3-35 - Duty of Trustee to Render Account.
Section 19-3-36 - Time for Settlement; Notice to Creditors.
Section 19-3-37 - Examination and Auditing of Account; Judgment.
Section 19-3-38 - Admissibility of Evidence at Hearings; Exceptions; Appeals.
Section 19-3-39 - Compromise or Sale of Bad Debts.
Section 19-3-40 - Sale of Real Estate; Notice to Creditors.
Section 19-3-41 - When Settlements Compelled; Removal of Trustee and Appointment of Successor.