Ala. Code § 43-8-213

Current through the 2024 Regular Session.

Section 43-8-213 - Jurisdiction

To the full extent permitted by the Constitution of Alabama of 2022:

(1) The probate court has jurisdiction over all matters set forth in Section 12-13-1; and

(2) The probate court where a will is offered for probate has original and general jurisdiction over the contest of the validity of the will in accordance with Section 43-8-215, unless the proceeding has been removed to the circuit court under Section 43-8-216 and is then pending in the circuit court, in which case jurisdiction will lie with the circuit court until the proceeding is remanded in accordance with Section 43-8-216.

Ala. Code § 43-8-213 (1975)

Amended by Act 2023-289,§ 1, eff. 5/30/2023, app. retroactively and curatively to April 14, 2022.

Added by Act 2022-427,§ 1, eff. 4/14/2022.