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Ala. Code § 43-8-213

Jurisdiction of Probate Court.

(Act 2022-427, §1; Act 2023-289, §1.)

To the full extent permitted by the Constitution of Alabama of 2022 both of the following apply:

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

(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.

Official source: Alabama Legislature (ALISON). Reproduced from public-domain Alabama statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.