2009 Alabama Code
Title 43 — WILLS AND DECEDENTS' ESTATES.
Chapter 2 — ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES.
Section 43-2-626 Division, sale or assignment of judgments or claims.
Section 43-2-626Division, sale or assignment of judgments or claims.
(a) Any judgments or claims in favor of the estate, which are not collected at the time of final distribution, may be divided among the persons entitled, on final distribution; or, if such division cannot be equitably made, may be sold as other personal property.
(b) The executor or administrator must assign any such judgment or claim to the distributee, legatee or purchaser, as the case may be; and such person is entitled to collect the same by civil action or otherwise.
(Code 1852, §§1799, 1800; Code 1867, §§2126, 2127; Code 1876, §§2503, 2504; Code 1886, §§2169, 2170; Code 1896, §§237, 238; Code 1907, §§2720, 2721; Code 1923, §§5958, 5959; Code 1940, T. 61, §§358, 359.)Disclaimer: These codes may not be the most recent version. Alabama may have more current or accurate information. We make no warranties or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the information contained on this site or the information linked to on the state site. Please check official sources.
