Wills and trusts, powers of attorney, probate and estate administration, and estate disputes. Probate is handled by state courts, and the rules differ from state to state.
The rules depend on your state, so the points below are set out state by state.
Lawyers whose own published profile focuses on estate planning and probate work. Each lawyer was checked on their state bar's public directory before being listed — check again before you hire, as people move firms.
Christopher R. Owens · Probate and Estate Planning Attorney · Birmingham
2101 1st Avenue North, Suite 320, Birmingham, AL 35203
Probate and estate planning attorney. He handles wills, trusts, powers of attorney, living wills and advance directives, property deeds, guardianships and conservatorships, and the probate of estates, including small estates and estates without a will. He meets clients at the firm's Birmingham and Chelsea offices.
Each county's probate court handles wills, the administration of estates and guardianships.
The Code of Alabama decides who inherits. We haven't been able to confirm the shares on an official page, so we don't set them out here — the county probate court or a lawyer can explain how they apply.
Legal Services Alabama helps people who qualify on income, including with heirs' property and estate planning. Its call center is on (866) 456-4995 (English) or (888) 835-3505 (Spanish), weekdays 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
To practise law in Alabama a lawyer must be licensed through the Alabama State Bar. You can look up any lawyer in the State Bar's public Find a Member search, and the Bar publishes its disciplinary history. Each lawyer on these pages was checked in that search before being listed, but people move firms, so check again before you hire. Complaints about a lawyer go to the State Bar's Office of General Counsel.