Alabama Probate and Estate Settlement
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Alabama probate attorney | David R. Clark
Serving Autauga County, Elmore County and Montgomery County Alabama
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Alabama Probate Laws
The Code of Alabama 1975
Title 43 Wills and Decedents' Estates
Alabama Law Chapter 8 | Alabama Probate Code
Alabama Law Chapter 2 | Administration of Estates
Alabama Law Chapter 6 | Escheats
Alabama Law Chapter 7 | Uniform Simultaneous Death
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Alabama Probate Forms
The information contained in this site is provided for educational purposes only. The information is not intended as, nor should it be considered, legal advice. The publishers of this information cannot and do not warrant that said information is correct or current. The publishers of this information do not assume and expressly deny any liability whatsoever for any action, inaction or consequences resulting from any reliance on any of the information contained herein.
Call Alabama probate office at (334) 832-1240 if you have any questions.
Probate of a Alabama Will
To probate a Will, the Probate Court MUST have:
- The Original Will (A copy may be probated under some special circumstances.)
- Petition to Probate Will (Form provided above)
- Waivers from any next-of-kin of deceased (For provided above)
- Certified copy of the Death Certificate
- $72.00 Filling fee (If the will is more than five (5) pages, please add an additional $1.50 for each page of the will after five.
* Note: If notice has to be given or a Guardian ad Litem must be appointed, there will be additional costs that will be assessed the day of the hearing to probate the will.
Petition for Letters of Administration
Personal Representatives Bond
Itemization of Estate
Letters of Administration
(When a person dies without a will)
When a person dies without a will, you must apply for Letters of Administration.
You will need to file with the Probate Court:
- Petition for Letters of Administration with Itemization of Estate (Forms provided below)
- Personal Representative’s Bond (Form provided below. You will get bonded from an insurance company.)
- Certified copy of the Death Certificate
- $72.00 Filing Fee
How the bond is Calculated:
- One year’s estimated rental income on real property
- One year’s estimated income from investments (stocks, bonds, etc.)
- Total value of personal property (vehicles, cash/investments, household items, etc.)
- DO NOT INCLUDE PROPERTY (SUCH AS REAL ESTATE) THAT CANNOT BE DISPOSED OF WITHOUT COURT ORDER OR SECURITIES DEPOSITED UNDER ARRANGEMENTS REQUIRING AN ORDER OF THE COURT.
Other Probate Forms
Alabama Probate Delegation of Powers (power of Attorney)
Go to State of Alabama probate forms website
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ALABAMA COUNTY PROBATE OFFICES CONTACT INFORMATION
COUNTY |
ADDRESS |
CITY, ZIP |
PHONE |
Autauga |
176 West 5th St. |
Prattville, 36067-3041 |
334-361-3730 |
Baldwin |
P.O. Box 459 1 Courthouse Square |
Bay Minette, 36507-0450 |
251-937-0260 |
Barbour-Clayton |
P.O. Box 158 |
Clayton, 36016 |
334-775-8371 |
Barbour-Eufaula |
303 E Broad St, Ste 101 |
Eufaula, 36027 |
334-687-7637 |
Bibb |
8 Court Square, Ste. A |
Centreville, 35042 |
205-926-3104 |
Blount |
220 Second Ave. East, Rm. 101 |
Oneonta, 35121 |
205-625-4191 |
Bullock |
P.O. Box 71 |
Union Springs, 36089 |
334-738-2250 |
Butler |
700 Ct Square |
Greenville, 36037 |
334-382-3512 |
Calhoun |
1702 Noble St., Ste. 107 |
Anniston, 36201 |
256-241-2900 |
Chambers |
#2 Lafayette St. |
Lafayette, 36862 |
334-864-4381 |
Cherokee |
100 Main St., Ste. 204 |
Centre, 35960 |
256-927-3363 |
Chilton |
P.O. Box 270 |
Clanton, 35046 |
205-755-1555 |
Choctaw |
117 Mulberry St. |
Butler, 36904 |
205-459-2417 |
Clarke |
P.O. Box 369 |
Grove Hill, 36451-0369 |
251-275-4141 |
Clay |
P.O. Box 1120 |
Ashland, 36251 |
256-354-2198 |
Cleburne |
120 Vickery St., Rm. 101 |
Heflin, 36264 |
256-463-5655 |
Coffee |
230 P North Court Ave. |
Elba, 36323 |
334-897-2211 |
Colbert |
P.O. Box 47 |
Tuscumbia, 35674 |
256-314-5832 |
Conecuh |
P.O. Box 149 |
Evergreen, 36401 |
251-578-1221 |
Coosa |
P.O. Box 218 |
Rockford, 35136-0218 |
256-377-4919 |
Covington |
P.O. Drawer 789 |
Andalusia, 36420 |
334-428-2510 |
Crenshaw |
P.O. Box 328 |
Luverne, 36049 |
334-335-6568 |
Cullman |
P.O. Box 970 |
Cullman, 35056 |
256-775-4819 |
Dale |
P.O. Box 580 |
Ozark, 36361 |
334-774-2754 |
Dallas |
105 Lauderdale St. |
Selma, 36701 |
334-874-2518 |
DeKalb |
300 Grand Ave. SW, Ste. 100 |
Ft. Payne, 35967 |
256-845-8510 |
Elmore |
P.O. Box 280 |
Wetumpka, 36092 |
334-567-1139 |
Escambia |
P.O. Box 557 |
Brewton, 36427 |
251-867-0297 |
Etowah |
P.O. Box 187 |
Gadsden, 35902 |
256-549-5342 |
Fayette |
P.O. Box 670 |
Fayette, 35555 |
205-932-4519 |
Franklin |
P.O. Box 70 |
Russellville, 35653 |
256-332-8805 |
Geneva |
P.O. Box 430 |
Geneva, 36340 |
334-684-5641 |
Greene |
P.O. Box 790 |
Eutaw, 35462 |
205-372-3340 |
Hale |
1001 Main St., Rm. 9 |
Greensboro, 36744 |
334-624-8740 |
Henry |
101 Courtsquare, Ste. A |
Abbeville, 36310 |
334-585-3257 |
Houston |
P.O. Drawer 6406 |
Dothan, 36302 |
334-677-4742 |
Jackson |
P.O. Box 128 |
Scottsboro, 35768 |
256-574-9290 |
Jefferson |
716 Richard Arrington Jr. Blvd. |
Birmingham, 35203 |
205-325-5256 |
Lamar |
P.O. Box 338 |
Vernon, 35592 |
205-695-9119 |
Lauderdale |
P.O. Box 1059 |
Florence, 35631 |
256-760-5833 |
Lawrence |
P.O. Box 310 |
Moulton, 35650 |
256-974-2440 |
Lee |
215 S 9th St. |
Opelika, 36801 |
334-745-9761 |
Limestone |
100 S. Clinton St., Suite B |
Athens, 35611 |
256-233-6430 |
Lowndes |
P.O. Box 5 |
Hayneville, 36040 |
334-548-2843 |
Macon |
101 E Northside St., Ste. 101 |
Tuskegee, 36083 |
334-724-2611 |
Madison |
100 North Side Square, Rm. 108 |
Huntsville, 35801-4820 |
256-532-3553 |
Marengo |
P.O. Box 480668 |
Linden, 36748-0715 |
334-295-2211 |
Marion |
P.O. Drawer 1687 |
Hamilton, 35570 |
205-921-2471 |
Marshall |
425 Gunter Ave., Ste. 110 |
Guntersville, 35976 |
256-571-7764 |
Mobile |
P.O. Box 161009 |
Mobile, 36616 |
251-574-8566 |
Monroe |
P.O. Box 665 |
Monroeville, 36461 |
251-743-4107 |
Montgomery |
P.O. Box 223 |
Montgomery, 36101-0223 |
334-832-1248 |
Morgan |
P.O. Box 668 |
Decatur, 35602 |
256-351-4770 |
Perry |
P.O. Box 478 |
Marion, 36756 |
334-683-2210 |
Pickens |
P.O. Box 370 |
Carrollton, 35447 |
205-367-2010 |
Pike |
120 W Church St. |
Troy, 36081 |
334-566-1246 |
Randolph |
P.O. Box 249 |
Wedowee, 36278 |
256-357-4933 |
Russell |
501 14th St. |
Phenix City, 36867 |
334-298-7979 |
St. Clair-Ashville |
129 5th Ave. |
Ashville, 35953 |
205-594-2120 |
St. Clair-Pell City |
1815 Cogswell Ave., Ste. 212 |
Pell City, 35125 |
205-338-9449 |
Shelby |
P.O. Box 190 |
Columbiana, 35051 |
205-669-3905 |
Sumter |
P.O. Box 1040 |
Livingston, 35470 |
205-652-7281 |
Talladega |
P.O. Box 1017 |
Talladega, 35161 |
256-362-1460 |
Tallapoosa |
125 N. Broadnax St., Rm. 126 |
Dadeville, 36853 |
256-825-4266 |
Tuscaloosa |
P.O. Box 020737 |
Tuscaloosa, 35403 |
205-349-3870 |
Walker |
P.O. Box 502 |
Jasper, 35502-7005 |
205-384-7284 |
Washington |
P.O. Box 549 |
Chatom, 36518 |
334-847-2201 |
Wilcox |
P.O. Box 668 |
Camden, 36726 |
334-682-4883 |
Winston |
P.O. Box 27 |
Double Srpings, 35553 |
205-489-5219 |
This page last updated November 17, 2005. source Alabama Department of Revenue 7/26/08
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Order Alabama Death Certificates
Cost of copy: $12.00
Address:
Alabama Vital Records
State Department of Public Health
P.O. Box 5625
Montgomery, AL 36103-5625
Remarks: State office has records since January 1908. Additional copies ordered at the same time are $4.00 each.
Personal check or money order should be made payable to Vital Records. To verify current fees, the telephone number is (334) 206-5418. This will be a recorded message.
Information on how to obtain certified copies is also available via the Internet at http://adph.org/vitalrecords.
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