Alabama § 43-2-43 - Renunciation or Relinquishment of Right to Administration.
Full text of Alabama Code of Alabama § 43-2-43 — Renunciation or Relinquishment of Right to Administration., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 43-2-43. Renunciation or Relinquishment of Right to Administration.
(a) Any person entitled to administration may relinquish his or her right thereto in the same manner as executors are authorized to renounce their appointment.
(b) If no person entitled to the administration of the estate, according to the first three subdivisions of subsections (a) or (b) of Section 43-2-42, applies for letters within 40 days after the death of the intestate is known, the persons so entitled must be held to have relinquished their right to the administration.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 43-2-43 ("Renunciation or Relinquishment of Right to Administration.") is part of the Code of Alabama, the codified statutory law of Alabama. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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