After a final settlement, there being personally not administered which requires an administrator for the proper disposition thereof, the judge of probate of the proper county must proceed to appoint a suitable person as administrator who shall give bond as required by law and administer the personal estate of the decedent not already administered.
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.