Title 35 — Title 35

This chapter shall be applied and construed to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law with respect to the subject of this chapter among states enacting it. History: (Acts 1986, No. 86-453, p. 819, §23.)

Jurisdiction Over Custodian; Transfers Made Under Law of Another State. (a) This chapter applies to a transfer that refers to this chapter in the designation under section 35-5A-10(a) by which the transfer is made if at the time of the transfer, the transferor, the minor, or the …

(a) A person having the right to designate the recipient of property transferable upon the occurrence of a future event may revocably nominate a custodian to receive the property for a minor beneficiary upon the occurrence of the event by naming the custodian followed in substanc…

A person may make a transfer by irrevocable gift to, or the irrevocable exercise of a power of appointment in favor of, a custodian for the benefit of a minor pursuant to Section 35-5A-10. History: (Acts 1986, No. 86-453, p. 819, §4.)

(a) A personal representative or trustee may make an irrevocable transfer pursuant to Section 35-5A-10 to a custodian for the benefit of a minor as authorized in the governing will or trust. (b) If the testator or settlor has nominated a custodian under Section 35-5A-4 to receive…

(a) Subject to subsection (c), a personal representative or trustee may make an irrevocable transfer to another adult or trust company as custodian for the benefit of a minor pursuant to Section 35-5A-10, in the absence of a will or under a will or trust that does not contain an …

(a) Subject to subsections (b) and (c), a person not subject to Section 35-5A-6 or 35-5A-7 who holds property of or owes a liquidated debt to a minor not having a conservator may make an irrevocable transfer to a custodian for the benefit of the minor pursuant to Section 35-5A-10…

A written acknowledgment of delivery by a custodian constitutes a sufficient receipt and discharge for custodial property transferred to the custodian pursuant to this chapter. An acknowledgment of delivery by a custodian, who believes in good faith that the transfer does not exc…

of Court. (a) When a sale of premises is made, and no person appears to claim such portion of the money as may belong to any nonresident or person whose name is unknown, the court shall require such money to be deposited in the county treasury, subject to the further order of the…

by Prospective Purchasers. Upon the filing of any petition for a sale for division of any property, real or personal, held by joint owners or tenants in common, the court shall provide for the purchase of the interests of the joint owners or tenants in common filing for the petit…

In such circumstances as described in section 35-6-100, and in the event the parties cannot reach agreement as to the price, the value of the interest or interests to be sold shall be determined by one or more competent real estate appraisers or commissioners, as the court shall …

After the report of the appraisers or commissioners, the tenants in common or joint owners seeking to purchase the interests of those filing the petition shall have 30 days to pay into the court the price set as the value of those interests to be purchased. Upon such payment and …

Should the joint owners or tenants in common fail to pay the purchase price as provided in section 35-6-102, the court shall proceed according to its traditional practices in such cases as described in section 35-6-100. History: (Acts 1979, No. 79-334, p. 532, §4.)

The costs of the appraisers or commissioners shall be taxed as a part of the cost of court to those seeking to or purchasing the interests. History: (Acts 1979, No. 79-334, p. 532, §5.)

Matured crops of corn, cotton, or other produce, raised and made by persons in such manner as to make them joint owners or tenants in common therein, whether gathered or ungathered, may be divided among them, on the written application of any one or more of them to the probate co…

Such application must set forth the names, ages, and places of residence of all the persons interested in the crops, the location, value, and description of the crops, the number of shares into which it is sought to divide them, the interest of each person therein, and who is in …

Upon the filing of such application, a day must be appointed for the hearing of the same, within 15 days thereafter, if the parties are residents of this state, but if they are nonresidents, within 30 days thereafter; and if any of the parties in interest are minors or persons of…

Notice of such application, and of the day appointed for its hearing, must be issued by the judge of probate to the parties in interest who are residents of this state, which must be served on them at least five days before the day appointed for the hearing; and if any of the par…

(a) If, at the time of filing such application, or afterwards, any party interested in the crops, his agent or attorney, makes affidavit before the judge of probate that he has cause to believe that the crops, or any portion thereof, will be removed, sold, consumed, or destroyed …

(a) If, on the hearing, the court is satisfied from the evidence that the parties are joint owners or tenants in common in the crops, a decree must be entered, declaring the interest or share each has therein, and ordering the crops divided in specie, or sold for division, as may…

If the crops are ordered sold, the judge of probate must forthwith issue a writ, directed to the sheriff, commanding him to sell such crops for division, at a place to be designated in the decree and writ; and thereupon the sheriff must proceed to advertise and sell such crops at…

Seizure of Crops. If a division of the crops is decreed, the judge of probate must forthwith issue a writ, directed to the sheriff, and commanding him to summon three disinterested and intelligent householders of the county, not related to either of the parties, to make such divi…

If the commissioners find it impracticable to make division of the crops in specie, or that it is necessary to sell a portion thereof to make or equalize the division, they shall at once report that fact to the probate court, which shall thereupon order the crops to be sold for d…

If any of the commissioners for any cause fail to act, others may, at any time before division made, be appointed in their stead, and they shall have the same powers as if they had been originally appointed. History: (Code 1886, §3273; Code 1896, §3198; Code 1907, §5244; Code 192…

Report. Any of the parties may file objections to the report of the commissioners making the division, within 10 days after the same is returned, and, when filed, a day must be appointed to hear the same, of which notice, not exceeding 10 days, shall be given to all the other par…

If all the parties consent in writing, the sheriff, immediately after division is made, shall deliver to each party his share of the crops; but if such consent is not given, the crops must be held by him until after the report of the commissioners has been confirmed, when he shal…

Either party shall be entitled to a trial by jury, on demand made therefor at any time before the hearing, and the jury shall decide the facts under the charge of the judge. When a jury is demanded, the court shall order the sheriff to summon 12 men, or, by agreement of the parti…

The probate court may tax the costs against the unsuccessful party litigating, or against the crops, which may be sold in amount sufficient to satisfy the same, if not paid; but each share shall be charged with only its proportion of the costs. If the crops involved are worth les…

Any of the parties, within 10 days thereafter, may appeal to the circuit or Supreme Court from the decree of partition or sale, or from a decree confirming or setting aside the commissioners’ report, under the regulations governing appeals in other cases from decrees of the proba…

All papers connected with the proceedings shall be filed, but shall not be recorded unless one or more of the parties request it, in which case such party or parties shall pay the costs thereof; and the papers, or the record thereof, shall be evidence of title between the parties…

The provisions of this article shall apply to the assignee of any joint owner or tenant in common; but the remedy hereby given shall not prevent a resort to any other remedy allowed by law. History: (Code 1876, §3535; Code 1886, §3281; Code 1896, §3206; Code 1907, §5252; Code 192…

In any judgment concerning real property under the chapter, the judgment shall be recorded in the same manner as provided under Section 6-6-544. History: (Act 2023-520, §2.)

The circuit court shall have original jurisdiction to divide or partition, or sell for partition, any property, real or personal, held by joint owners or tenants in common; whether the defendant denies the title of plaintiff or sets up adverse possession or not; and the court in …

During the pendency of any civil action for partition, any person claiming to be interested in the premises to be assigned or aparted may appear and answer the complaint, and assert his or her rights, by way of interpleader; and the court shall decide upon the rights of all perso…

The court shall ascertain and declare the rights, titles, and interest of all the parties to such action, the plaintiffs as well as the defendants, and shall give judgment according to the rights of the parties. History: (Code 1923, §9333; Code 1940, T. 47, §188.)

(a) If the title of the plaintiffs seeking partition or sale of lands for a division shall be controverted, or should the title or claim of any of the parties to the action be adverse to that of one or more of the other parties, the question of title shall be tried and determined…

If, at the hearing, it appears that the intervention of commissioners is unnecessary to secure an equal partition in kind, or that the same can be effected by providing owelty, and that it would best promote the interest of the parties, the circuit court may order the partition a…

Judgment Not Affected by Death of Defendant; Section Cumulative. (a) When it is necessary to make any person a party defendant in any partition proceedings brought under the provisions of this article for partition sale of land, or any interest therein and the plaintiff, after ex…

Any property, real, personal or mixed, held by joint owners or tenants in common, may be divided among them, on the written application of one or more of them to the probate court of the county in which the property is situated; and such application may be made by the executor or…

When partition is sought of a tract of land lying partly in different counties, the application may be made to the probate court of either county, and the partition shall be made at the courthouse of the county of the judge of such court; and when made, the judge of such court sh…

The application for division or partition must set forth the names of all the persons interested in the property, their residence, if known, whether they are over or under 19 years of age, a full and accurate description of the property sought to be divided or partitioned, the in…

as Parties. Upon the filing of the application, a day not less than 30 days thereafter must be appointed for hearing the same; and of the time and place of such hearing, all parties in interest must have at least 10 days’ notice; and when infants or persons of unsound mind are pa…

Defendant. When it is necessary to make any persons defendant to a petition in the probate court filed for the partition of property or for a sale thereof because it cannot be equitably divided, and the names of all or any of such persons are unknown to the petitioner and cannot …

Considered. If, upon the hearing, the court is satisfied from the proof that the property described in the application is held and owned jointly, or in common, it must decree the same to be divided or partitioned among the joint owners or tenants in common, according to their res…

The commissioners must be sworn faithfully to execute the trust reposed in them, and to make the division or partition fairly and impartially, if the same can be made; and the division or partition shall be conducted in all respects, as nearly as may be, consistently with the pro…

In case of partition of lands, the commissioners must give notice, by publication in some newspaper published in the county, if there is one, or if not, in the one nearest thereto, to be made not less than three successive weeks, that they will, on a day designated, attend at the…

On the day designated, the commissioners must, in the presence of the judge of probate, determine by lot to whom each of the several parcels belongs, and make a statement in writing of the result, setting forth to whom the several parcels or lots were allotted, together with all …

The application, commission, statement of the commissioners and plat and map must be filed in the office of the judge of probate, and, together with all orders made by him, must be recorded in a book kept by him for the record of conveyances of land, and when recorded, the record…

The partition so made vests a title in fee simple in the persons to whom the several shares are allotted, as fully and completely as if each had conveyed to the others; but if any fraud or undue influence be employed by any of the parties to obtain an unfair partition or allotmen…

When there is a lien on an undivided interest of any of the parties, such lien, if a partition is made, is thenceforth a charge only on the share assigned to such party; but such share must first be charged with its just proportion of the costs of the partition, in preference to …