Fill and Sign the Petition for Letters of Administration Council of Probate Court Form

IN THE PROBATE COURT OF _________________ COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE* * OF____________________________,* CASE NUMBER: ___________________ _* DECEASED.* ORDER GRANTING LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION NOW comes____________________________ and presents to the Court his/her petition in writing praying that Letters of Administration on the Estate of ____________________________, deceased, issue to him/her, and it appearing to the satisfaction of the Court from the allegations contained in said petition and from other good and sufficient evidence that the said _______________________________ departed this life on or about the _____ day of _____________________, being at the time of his/her death an inhabitant of ______________ County; that he/she died leaving assets in _____________ County, but leaving no will, testament or other writing relative to the disposal of his/her estate and that the death of said decedent was known more than five days before this day; and it further appearing to the satisfaction of the Court that _____________________________, the said petitioner, is the _______________ of the said decedent, is over twenty-one years and inhabitant of this State, and a fit person under the law and in the estimation of the Court to serve as administrator and no person having appeared to oppose the granting of Letters of Administration to the said ___________________________________ or to show cause why the prayer of said petition should not be granted; it is ordered by the Court that the prayer for Letters of Administration be granted and that petitioner shall make and file bond in the penal sum of_________________________________________ DOLLARS ($________________), conditioned and payable according to the statute in such cases made and provided, with such surety or sureties as may be approved by the Court; Letters of Administration shall not issue until said bond is approved and filed; it is further ordered that said petition be recorded. And now again comes_____________________________ and presents the Court for approval his/her bond in the form as by this Court heretofore required with himself/herself and ________________________________________________________ as sureties thereon, and the Court being sufficiently advised concerning said bond and said surety, it is ordered and adjudged by the Court that said bond be taken, approved and recorded.It is therefore ordered, adjudged and decreed by the Court that Letters of Administration on the estate of said deceased be granted to the said ________________________________ and he/she is hereby authorized to administer said estate; it is further ordered that the said _______________________________ proceed immediately with such administration.Witness my hand this _____ day of ___________________, _________. ___________________________________ Judge of Probate