On the day appointed or any other day to which the settlement is continued, the court must proceed to examine and audit the account; and, on such auditing, the executor or administrator must produce satisfactory proof of the correctness of each item on the credit side of the account which may be made by the affidavit or oral examination of witnesses or by any other legal evidence.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 43 - Wills and Decedents' Estates.
Chapter 2 - Administration of Estates.
Article 18 - Settlements and Distributions.
Division 1 - General Provisions.
Section 43-2-500 - When Annual or Partial Settlement Required.
Section 43-2-501 - When Final Settlement May Be Made.
Section 43-2-502 - Filing of Account, Etc. - Generally.
Section 43-2-503 - Filing of Account, Etc. - Liability for Failure to File Statement.
Section 43-2-504 - Appointment of Guardian Ad Litem.
Section 43-2-505 - Time for Settlement; Notice Generally.
Section 43-2-506 - Settlement by Consent Without Notice.
Section 43-2-507 - Auditing of Account; Proof of Credits.
Section 43-2-508 - Satisfaction of Claims.
Section 43-2-509 - Liability of Executor or Administrator for Interest or Profits.
Section 43-2-510 - Credit for Expenses of Minor Distributees.
Section 43-2-511 - Contest of Account - Generally.
Section 43-2-512 - Contest of Account - Showing of Failure to Discharge Trust, Etc.
Section 43-2-513 - Contest of Account - Examination of Witnesses.
Section 43-2-514 - Contest of Account - Reduction or Disallowance of Item.
Section 43-2-515 - Contest of Account - Withdrawal of Item.
Section 43-2-516 - Decree Passing Account as Stated.
Section 43-2-517 - Appointment and Compensation of Special Guardian.
Section 43-2-518 - Reexamination of Items Included in Previous Settlements.