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Petition for Summary AdministrationPage 1 of 3 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF)PROBATE COURT OF ) COUNTY )ALABAMA Deceased. CASE NO. PETITION FOR SUMMARY ADMINISTRATION In Re: COMES NOW, Petitioner, , Pro Se, and files the following Petition for Summary Administration of the Estate of , pursuant to Section 43-2-692 Alabama Code 1975, and would state as follows: 1. Petitioner is an adult individual eighteen years of age or older. Petitioner presently resides at . (street address, city, state and zip code) 2. passed from this life at the age of on the day of , 20 . 3. At the time of the decedent’s death, the decedent resided at: (street address, city, state and zip code) having a Social Security Number of . 4. Petitioner’s relationship to the decedent is: . 5. The value of the entire estate does not exceed $ 28,417.00 , or the amount as set by the Alabama Department of Finance and adjusted on an annual basis pursuant to § 43- 2-692(b)(1), Code of Alabama 1975. 6. The decedent died a resident of this state; 7. No petition for the appointment of a personal representative is pending or has been granted; 8. At least 30 days have elapsed since the notice of the filing of the petition was published as hereinafter provided. 9. All funeral expenses of the decedent have been paid, or alternatively, that arrangements for the payment out of the estate of the decedent of all unpaid funeral expenses have been made by the surviving spouse or other distributees; Petition for Summary AdministrationPage 2 of 3 10. If the decedent died intestate, the awards due under Alabama descent and distribution statutes to the surviving spouse and to the child or children have been determined by the probate judge, and a certified copy of such determination has been transmitted to the surviving spouse and the child or children; 11. If the decedent died testate, a document purporting to be his will, which on its face, is properly executed, witnessed and attested in compliance with Alabama law, has been duly filed in the office of the judge of probate; 12. Notice of the filing of a petition for a summary distribution was published once in a newspaper of general circulation in such the county in which the decedent was domiciled, or if there is no newspaper of general circulation in the county, then notice thereof was posted at the county courthouse for one week; 13. All claims against the decedent's estate have been paid or arrangements for the payment out of the estate of the decedent have been made by the surviving spouse or other distributees. THEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED, Petitioner requests that this Court enter an order directing a summary distribution of the estate; and further that this Court deliver such liquid or negotiable assets of the estate as have come into his possession and release constructive possession of the other personal property of the decedent to the surviving spouse or distributees entitled to the defeasible interest in the property, and such other a further relief as the Court deems just and proper. This the day of , 20 . Respectfully submitted, Signature of Petitioner Type or Print Name Street Address City, State and Zip Code (Area Code) Telephone No. Petition for Summary AdministrationPage 3 of 3 Acknowledgment for Individual THE STATE OF ALABAMA, COUNTY OF I, a Notary Public, hereby certify that , whose name is signed to the foregoing instrument or conveyance, and who is known to me, acknowledged before me on this day that, being informed of the contents of the conveyance, he/she/they executed the same voluntarily on the day the same bears date. Given under my hand this _____________ day of _____________, A. D. 20____. Notary Public Print or Type Name My commission expires: ACKNOWLEDGED, SWORN TO AND SUBSCRIBED before me on this the day of , 20 . Notary Public Print or Type Name My commission expires: