SB256 Alabama 2022 Session
Summary
- Primary Sponsor
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Will Barfoot SenatorRepublican - Session
- Regular Session 2022
- Title
- Wills and estates, will contests, probate courts jurisdiction, removed to circuit courts under certain conditions
- 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.
- Subjects
- Estates
Bill Actions
Assigned Act No. 2022-427.
Signature Requested
Enrolled
Passed Second House
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 992
Third Reading Passed
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Judiciary
Engrossed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 755
Barfoot motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 754
Judiciary first Substitute Offered
Third Reading Passed
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar with 1 substitute and
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary
Bill Text
Votes
Barfoot motion to Adopt Roll Call 754
SBIR: Barfoot motion to Adopt Roll Call 753
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass Roll Call 992
Documents
Source: Alabama Legislature