Alabama Code 11-42-68. Appeals from judgment of probate judge – Transmittal of papers to clerk of circuit court; withdrawal of map and certified resolution from files of probate judge for use in circuit court
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Terms Used In Alabama Code 11-42-68
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- circuit: means judicial circuit. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
- Probate: Proving a will
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
If an appeal is taken, the judge of probate shall transmit all papers in the action, except the map and certified resolution, to the clerk of the court to which the appeal is taken, and such map and certified resolution, after the same have been recorded by the judge of probate as provided in this article, may be withdrawn from the file in the judge of probate’s office by either party for use in the trial of the action in the circuit court, but must be returned to the judge of probate immediately after the trial of said action in the circuit court.