(a) Nothing in this section applies to actions pending in a probate court where the judge of probate is a member in good standing with the Alabama State Bar.
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Terms Used In Alabama Code 38-9-6.1

  • circuit: means judicial circuit. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • following: means next after. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • Pleadings: Written statements of the parties in a civil case of their positions. In the federal courts, the principal pleadings are the complaint and the answer.
  • Probate: Proving a will
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
(b) At any time after the filing of a petition, but before a hearing contemplated in Section 38-9-6, any protected person, interested person, or party to an action under this chapter may remove the action from the probate court to the circuit court for the county in which the probate court is located by doing all of the following, which shall effect the removal:

(1) Filing in the circuit court a notice of removal together with a copy of all processes, pleadings, and orders filed in the probate court.
(2) Serving all parties to the action with a copy of the removal notice.
(3) Filing a copy of the removal notice with the clerk of the probate court.
(c) Upon completion of all of the requirements of subsection (b), jurisdiction shall immediately vest in the circuit court, and the probate court shall proceed no further.
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