If an estate is not a small estate, as defined in Section 43-2-691, which is being distributed as a summary distribution under Division 10 of Article 18 of Chapter 2 of this title, then any part of the estate of a decedent not effectively disposed of by the decedent’s will passes to the decedent’s heirs as prescribed in the following sections of this chapter.
Ala. Code § 43-8-40
Disposition of Intestate Estate.
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 764 F. Supp. 2d 1290 - Entrekin v. INTERNAL MEDICINE ASSOCIATES OF DOTHAN (2011)
Most recently applied in 764 F. Supp. 2d 1290 - Entrekin v. INTERNAL MEDICINE ASSOCIATES OF DOTHAN (January 2011)
(Acts 1982, No. 82-399, §2-101; Act 2025-431, §1.)
Official source: Alabama Legislature (ALISON). Reproduced from public-domain Alabama statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.