Ala. Code § 26-2-43
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Section 26-2-43 Procedure Generally - Summoning, Etc., of Jurors, Witnesses and Person Alleged to Be Incapacitated
Official statutory text
The judge of probate must issue a writ directed to the sheriff commanding him or her to summon six disinterested persons of the neighborhood for the trial thereof and also issue subpoenas for witnesses, as the parties may require, returnable to the time of trial. The probate judge must also issue a writ directed to the sheriff to take the person alleged to be incapacitated and, if consistent with his or her health or safety, have him or her present at the place of the trial.
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