HB383 Alabama 2022 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Tim Wadsworth Representative

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2022

Title

Decedents' estates, will contests, probate courts jurisdiction, removed to circuit courts

Description

Under existing law, before probate of a will, the will may be contested in probate court or, within six months after probate of a will, the will may be contested in circuit court.

This bill would specify that for wills filed for probate on or after January 1, 2023, probate courts have jurisdiction for will contests and would provide for removal of a will contest from probate courts without equity jurisdiction to circuit court.

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Subjects

Estates