Code of Alabama
Ala. Code § 26-3-1 (2026)
Generally.
✓ official Alabama Legislature (ALISON) text, current July 2026
Before the issue of letters of conservatorship, other than letters to the general conservator or to the sheriff, the judge of probate must require the conservator appointed to enter into bond with sufficient sureties, payable to the judge of probate, in a penalty prescribed by him.
(Code 1886, §§2378, 2406; Code 1896, §2272; Code 1907, §4362; Code 1923, §8135; Code 1940, T. 21, §27; Acts 1987, No. 87-590, p. 975, §2-333(b).)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases, 1988–2012 · leading case: Allen v. Scott (In re Scott), 481 B.R. 119 (Bankr. N.D. Ala. 2012).
Allen v. Scott (In re Scott), 481 B.R. 119 (Bankr. N.D. Ala. 2012). “Ala.Code 1975, § 26-3-1 provides: Before the issue of letters of conserva-torship, other than letters to the general conservator or to the sheriff, the judge of probate must require the conservator *209 appointed to enter into bond with sufficient sureties, payable to the judge…”
Duke v. Duke, 522 So. 2d 258 (Ala. 1988). ““Based on the foregoing, it is, ORDERED, as follows: “That the decision of the probate court is reversed, and this case is remanded to the Probate Court of Montgomery County, Alabama, for the entry of an appropriate order appointing Robert E.”
Garner v. Hunt, 577 So. 2d 898 (Ala. 1991). “In accordance with Ala.Code 1975, § 26-3-1, Hunt required Edward Garner to post a guardian’s bond for twice that amount.”
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