Alabama § 43-2-532 - Proceedings on Settlement of Account.
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§ 43-2-532. Proceedings on Settlement of Account.
On the day appointed for auditing such account, any person may attend on the part of such executor or administrator and show that he or she is entitled to additional credits; and any person interested may attend and contest any item of such account or in any previous account, or may show assets not accounted for, or that such executor or administrator has failed to collect any assets from want of due diligence, or that, by any abuse of, or failure to discharge his or her trust, such assets or any portion thereof have been injured, destroyed, or depreciated; and, in case of such proof, the executor or administrator must be charged therewith; and, upon such settlements, decrees must be rendered as upon settlements voluntarily made.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Code of Alabama § 43-2-532 cover?
Section 43-2-532 ("Proceedings on Settlement of Account.") 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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