Any executor of a will or administrator of an estate duly appointed by the proper court shall have authority to execute releases and discharges and may enter satisfaction on the margin of the record of any mortgage, lien, or other encumbrance in favor of a decedent when payment of such mortgage, lien, or encumbrance was made to said decedent in his lifetime.
Structure Code of Alabama
Article 2 - Satisfaction of Mortgage Liens.
Section 35-10-20 - When Indebtedness Presumed to Have Been Paid.
Section 35-10-21 - When Payment Required to Be Entered in Record.
Section 35-10-22 - Partial Payments - When Entered on Margin of Record.
Section 35-10-23 - Partial Payments - Notices or Demands to Enter Partial Payments or Satisfaction.
Section 35-10-24 - Partial Payments - Entry by Execution and Delivery of Separate Instrument.
Section 35-10-25 - Executors and Administrators Authorized to Execute Releases, Etc.
Section 35-10-26 - Title Revested Upon Payment of Debt.
Section 35-10-27 - Entry of Full Payment or Satisfaction in Record - Generally.