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2017 Code of Alabama
Title 43 - WILLS AND DECEDENTS' ESTATES.
Chapter 8 - PROBATE CODE.
Article 10 - Custody of Wills.
Section 43-8-270 - Duty of custodian of will after death of testator; liability.
Universal Citation: AL Code § 43-8-270 (2017)
Section 43-8-270Duty of custodian of will after death of testator; liability.
After the death of a testator and on request of an interested person, any person having custody of a will of the testator shall deliver it with reasonable promptness to a person able to secure its probate and if none is known, to an appropriate court. Any person who wilfully fails to deliver a will is liable to any person aggrieved for the damages which may be sustained by the failure. Any person who wilfully refuses or fails to deliver a will after being ordered by the court in a proceeding brought for the purpose of compelling delivery is subject to the penalty for contempt of court.
(Acts 1982, No. 82-399, §2-901.)
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