Removal of estate to circuit court; trial de novo

Summary

The bill changes Alabama law so that when an estate is transferred from the probate court to a circuit court, the circuit court can start a new trial instead of being bound by the probate court’s findings, unless all parties agree to use the probate record. It applies to heirs, devisees, legatees, distributees, executors and administrators who request the removal. This gives those parties a fresh opportunity to resolve estate issues in circuit court.

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