(a) If the sole executor or all the executors die, resign or are removed, the probate court having jurisdiction of the estate must grant letters of administration, with will annexed, to the person entitled thereto under section 43-2-27.
(b) If an administrator dies, resigns or is removed, the probate court having jurisdiction of the estate must grant letters of administration of the goods and chattels, rights and credits, unadministered, to the person entitled thereto, as in cases of intestacy.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 43 - Wills and Decedents' Estates.
Chapter 2 - Administration of Estates.
Article 12 - Resignation, Removal, etc., of Executors or Administrators.
Division 1 - General Provisions.
Section 43-2-270 - Filing and Recordation of Resignation.
Section 43-2-271 - Liability for Assets Upon Resignation.
Section 43-2-272 - Duty of Probate Court to Grant Letters of Administration Upon Vacancy.
Section 43-2-274 - Appointment of Administrator After Final Settlement.