Title 6 — Title 6

Personal Services. (a) The wages, salaries, or other compensation of laborers or employees, residents of this state, for personal services, shall be exempt from levy under writs of garnishment or other process for the collection of debts contracted or judgments entered in tort in…

If a policy of insurance, whether heretofore or hereafter issued, is effected by any person on his or her own life or on another life in favor of a person other than himself or herself or, except in cases of transfer with intent to defraud creditors, if a policy of life insurance…

When a decedent, who was at the time of his or her death a resident of this state, leaves surviving him a spouse and minor child or children, or either, who are bona fide residents of this state, the probate court, at the time of appointing appraisers of the estate, shall issue a…

Report. The appraisers, as early as practicable, shall set apart the exempt personal property, having regard, as far as consistent with their duties, to the selection made by the surviving spouse or the guardian of the minor child or children, if such selection is made; estimatin…

The appraisers shall also appraise the homestead of the decedent occupied by the decedent at the time of death or to which the decedent was then entitled, and they shall report the appraisement thereof when the inventory and appraisement of the personal property are returned, wit…

Allowed. When it appears from the report of the appraisers that the homestead exceeds in value $6,000, the probate court shall forthwith appoint three commissioners, who shall, as soon as practicable not exceeding 30 days after their appointment, set off and allot the homestead e…

Appraise Homestead. If, for more than 20 days after the grant of administration, the appraisers should fail to set apart the personal property exempt in favor of the surviving spouse and minor child or children, or either, or to appraise the homestead or to make the report in ref…

When an exemption of real estate in lieu of homestead is claimed under Section 6- 10-61, a petition in writing, duly verified by oath, must be filed by, or on behalf of, the surviving spouse and minor child or children, or either, as the case may be, in the probate court having j…

Set for Hearing Thereon. When any homestead or other exemption has been allotted or set apart by the appraisers or by commissioners, the personal representative, surviving spouse, minor child or children, or other person in interest feeling aggrieved may, within 30 days after the…

Decedent of Date Set for Hearing of Report on Exemptions. In all cases where exemptions of real or personal property have been reported by appraisers or commissioners to the surviving spouse and minor child or children, or either, it shall be the duty of the probate judge, immedi…

Exceptions; Proceedings When Exemption of Personalty Excessive or Insufficient. (a) On the day fixed for the hearing of such exceptions, an issue shall be made up under the direction of the court and the same shall be tried as other issues in the court are tried, the party except…

Aside. If the report is set aside, the court must appoint three commissioners who shall allot and set apart such exemptions and report the same to the court under the provisions of this division, when the same proceedings may be had as on the report first made and so on until the…

No property, real or personal, held or owned by partners as partnership property or purchased with partnership funds for partnership purposes shall be the subject of homestead or other exemption as against copartners or partnership creditors. History: (Code 1876, §2820; Code 1886…

Exceptions Being Filed. If the exceptions are filed by the surviving spouse or on behalf of the minor child or children and are not sustained, the costs shall be taxed against the surviving spouse or the next friend of the child or children, or against both if they are joined in …

Exceptions. From the decree of the probate court pronounced on such exceptions, either party feeling aggrieved may within 42 days appeal to the supreme court by filing a notice of appeal with the probate court. Such appeal shall be taken in accordance with the Alabama Rules of Ap…

Allowance. When the report of the appraisers shows that the homestead does not exceed in value $6,000, exceptions may be filed thereto by the personal representative or other person in adverse interest; and, if such exceptions are filed, proceedings may be had thereof as in case …

If no exceptions are filed to the report of the appraisers under the provisions of this division or to the report allotting or setting apart any homestead or other exemption within the time allowed for filing such exceptions, a decree must be entered confirming the report and all…

Spouse and Minor Children until Sold, Etc. When the homestead, after being reduced to its lowest practicable area, still exceeds $6,000 in value and no exemption in lieu of homestead has been obtained, the surviving spouse and minor child or children, or either, may retain the po…

The homestead of a decedent may be sold by order of the court having jurisdiction of the estate, on petition of executor or administrator, when the same, after being reduced to its lowest area, exceeds $6,000 in value and when it is necessary that the same be sold for the payment…

Order and Notice; Terms; Application of Proceeds. The facts stated in the application to sell the homestead for setting apart of exemptions may be proved by the oral testimony of witnesses or by the records of the probate court, and if the facts stated in such application are pro…

No Bid in Excess of $6,000 Received. (a) If, at such sale or any subsequent sale, no bid in excess of $6,000 is received, the representative must report that fact to the court; and thereupon the court must make an order directing the report to lie over 30 days, during which time …

Persons Entitled to Homestead Exemption. When the purchase of such homestead is by or on behalf of the persons entitled to the homestead exemptions, the sum of $6,000 need not be actually paid to the representative, but, if the sale is confirmed, may be credited on the bid; and o…

Where a homestead right exists in property devised by will, the person or persons to whom said property is devised may clear the said property of such homestead right by paying to the personal representative, in lieu of such right, the sum of $6,000. Said sum shall be held and us…