Alabama § 43-2-742 - Time and Manner of Filing Claims - Claims Verified in Another State.
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§ 43-2-742. Time and Manner of Filing Claims - Claims Verified in Another State.
When a claim against such estate is verified by the oath of a person out of this state, but within the United States, such oath may be made before a notary public, justice of the peace, or any judge or clerk of a court of record, or a commissioner of such state. When made before a justice of the peace, it must be certified that such officer was a justice of the peace and that his or her attestation is genuine, by some judge of a court of record or a commissioner of said state; but, when made before either of the other officers specified, no other proof of the taking of such oath is necessary than the certificate of such officer.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 43-2-742 ("Time and Manner of Filing Claims - Claims Verified in Another State.") 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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