Ala. Code § 43-2-138
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Section 43-2-138 Action by Legatee to Recover Legacy
Official statutory text
Any legatee, after six months from the grant of letters testamentary or of administration, with the will annexed, may bring a civil action and recover his or her legacy, upon proof that the executor assented to the same.
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