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2012 Code of Alabama
Title 6 - CIVIL PRACTICE.
Chapter 10 - EXEMPTIONS.
Article 1 Exemptions From Levy and Sale Under Process.Division 1 General Provisions.
- Section 6-10-1 - Law governing exemptions and claims.
- Section 6-10-2 - Homestead exemption - Amount; area.
- Section 6-10-3 - Homestead exemption - Alienation by married person.
- Section 6-10-4 - Homestead exemption - Liens not affected.
- Section 6-10-5 - Burial place and church pew or seat.
- Section 6-10-6 - Personalty.
- Section 6-10-7 - Wages, salaries, or other compensation of laborers or employees for personal services.
- Section 6-10-8 - Rights of beneficiaries and assignees under life insurance policies.
- Section 6-10-9 - Partnership property.
- Section 6-10-10 - County and municipal property.
- Section 6-10-11 - Exemptions in federal bankruptcy.
- Section 6-10-20 - Declaration of claimed exemptions - Making and filing.
- Section 6-10-21 - Declaration of claimed exemptions - Recordation; receipt; certified copies.
- Section 6-10-22 - Declaration of claimed exemptions - Fees for filing, etc.
- Section 6-10-23 - Declaration of claimed exemptions - Effect as evidence and notice.
- Section 6-10-24 - Declaration of claimed exemptions - Effect of waiver or contest.
- Section 6-10-25 - Declaration of claimed exemptions - Contesting of claims.
- Section 6-10-26 - Claim of exemption after levy and prior to sale; contesting of such claim.
- Section 6-10-27 - Contest of exemption claim - Delivery of personalty to defendant upon executing bond; proceedings when bond not forthcoming.
- Section 6-10-28 - Contest of exemption claim - Return of levying officer.
- Section 6-10-29 - Contest of exemption claim - Filing of inventory by defendant; effect of failure to file.
- Section 6-10-30 - Contest of exemption claim - Trial of issues.
- Section 6-10-31 - Contest of exemption claim - Trial by jury in probate court.
- Section 6-10-32 - Contest of exemption claim - Judgment.
- Section 6-10-33 - Contest of exemption claim - Proceedings when claim of personalty found excessive.
- Section 6-10-34 - Contest of exemption claim - Proceedings when inventory discloses personalty not embraced by claim of exemption.
- Section 6-10-35 - Contest of exemption claim - Tender of issue by plaintiff on inventory filed by defendant; determination thereof.
- Section 6-10-36 - Contest of exemption claim - Assessment of value of property and damages resulting from detention on bond; judgment and execution on bond.
- Section 6-10-37 - Contest of exemption claim - Garnishment of money, choses in action or personal property.
- Section 6-10-38 - Contest of exemption claim - Proceedings when homestead found to exceed value or area allowed.
- Section 6-10-39 - Interposition of homestead claim or other exemptions and defense of contest thereof by spouse or minor children.
- Section 6-10-40 - Sale of land and separation of homestead interest from that of alienee.
- Section 6-10-41 - Effect of leaving homestead temporarily or leasing same.
- Section 6-10-42 - When no action lies against officer levying on exempt property.
- Section 6-10-43 - Effect of contest on sale of property and lien thereon.
Division 1 General Provisions.Division 2 Setting Apart Exemptions to Surviving Spouse and Minor Children.
- Section 6-10-80 - Appraisers - Issuance of commission.
- Section 6-10-81 - Appraisers - Duty to set apart exempt personal property; return of report.
- Section 6-10-82 - Appraisers - Report of homestead appraisement.
- Section 6-10-83 - Proceedings to set apart homestead when same exceeds value allowed.
- Section 6-10-84 - Proceedings on failure of appraisers to set apart exemptions or to appraise homestead.
- Section 6-10-85 - How exemption in lieu of homestead claimed and set apart.
- Section 6-10-86 - Report of appraisers or commissioners - Exceptions; notice of time set for hearing thereon.
- Section 6-10-87 - Report of appraisers or commissioners - Notice to next of kin of decedent of date set for hearing of report on exemptions.
- Section 6-10-88 - Report of appraisers or commissioners - Hearing and determination on exceptions; proceedings when exemption of personalty excessive or insufficient.
- Section 6-10-89 - Report of appraisers or commissioners - Proceedings when report set aside.
- Section 6-10-90 - Report of appraisers or commissioners - Taxation of cost on exceptions being filed.
- Section 6-10-91 - Report of appraisers or commissioners - Appeal from decree on exceptions.
- Section 6-10-92 - Exceptions to report of appraisers that homestead does not exceed allowance.
- Section 6-10-93 - Confirmation of reports when no exceptions filed.
- Section 6-10-94 - Reduced homestead incapable of allotment - Possession by surviving spouse and minor children until sold, etc.
- Section 6-10-95 - Reduced homestead incapable of allotment - Sale - When allowed.
- Section 6-10-96 - Reduced homestead incapable of allotment - Sale - Proof of facts; order and notice; terms; application of proceeds.
- Section 6-10-97 - Reduced homestead incapable of allotment - Sale - Proceedings when no bid in excess of $6,000 received.
- Section 6-10-98 - Reduced homestead incapable of allotment - Sale - Purchase by persons entitled to homestead exemption.
- Section 6-10-99 - Payment by devisees to clear property of homestead right.
- Section 6-10-100 - Proceedings to set apart exemptions when administration not granted on decedent's estate within 60 days after death - Generally.
- Section 6-10-101 - Proceedings to set apart exemptions when administration not granted on decedent's estate within 60 days after death - Vesting of title to real property in surviving spouse and minors and right to possession thereof.
- Section 6-10-102 - Effect of removal from homestead.
- Section 6-10-103 - Commissioners - Qualifications; oath.
- Section 6-10-104 - Commissioners - Compensation.
- Section 6-10-105 - Recordation of judgments allotting homestead exemptions; fee therefor.
- Section 6-10-106 - Proceedings to set aside exemptions when husband, wife or parent absent seven years and residence not ascertainable - Generally.
- Section 6-10-107 - Proceedings to set aside exemptions when husband, wife or parent absent seven years and residence not ascertainable - Vesting for life of title to property in deserted spouse or minors.
- Section 6-10-120 - Right to waive.
- Section 6-10-121 - How made - Personalty.
- Section 6-10-122 - How made - Homestead.
- Section 6-10-123 - Enforcement in action.
- Section 6-10-124 - Attachment - Endorsement on writ.
- Section 6-10-125 - Attachment - Proceedings when waiver not sustained.
- Section 6-10-126 - Exceptions.
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