JEFFERSON COUNTY GENERAL ADMINISTRATOR
JAY GREENE, ESQUIRE
General Administrator Renunciation Request
Request for the Jefferson County General Administrator to renounce their priority right to serve as Personal Representative for a particular estate.
General Public Request to Open Probate
Request for the Jefferson County General Administrator to open an estate and serve as Personal Representative.
If you require disability accommodations in completing the above forms, please reach out to administrator@greenelawfirm.com.
Meet JAY GREENE, ESQ.
Jefferson County, Alabama General Administrator
Attorney Jay Greene serves as the Jefferson County Alabama General County Administrator for Probate Court. Jay Greene was appointed by the presiding probate judge, the Honorable Yashiba Blanchard (Place 1). In addition to serving under Judge Blanchard, Jay Greene also serves under the Honorable Jameria Moore (Place 2) and the Honorable Richard Izzi (Bessemer Division).
Mr. Greene has been practicing law since 2008 with a focus on probate work and estate planning. He is a Certified Public Accountant (2002). Mr. Greene is a graduate with a Bachelors in Accounting (2000) and a Masters in Accountancy (2003) from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. While working full-time, Mr. Greene pursued and completed his Juris Doctorate from Cumberland School of Law, Samford University (2007). In 2008, Mr. Greene became a member of both the Alabama and Florida Bars. In 2014 Mr. Greene became a member of the California Bar. He was also one of a select number of attorneys chosen to participate in the Inaugural Mentoring class for Jefferson County Alabama lawyers in 2008 working directly with Jefferson County Judicial System.
When not engaged in the practice of law, Mr. Greene enjoys spending time with his dog, family, and travel.
Mr. Greene looks forward to providing his decades of professional experience to the Probate Court by serving the citizens of Jefferson County of both the Birmingham and Bessemer Divisions. Mr. Greene thanks you for the opportunity to serve his community.
Jefferson County Alabama General Administrator, Probate Court
The County General Administrator has priority over appointments after forty (40) days. All decisions on renunciation requests after 40 days will be decided on a case by case basis based on the information obtained through our online renunciation request form. The County General Administrator will review renunciation requests on a weekly basis. Requests are reviewed in the order they are received on-line at https://www.greenelawfirm.com/administrator. The administrator attempts to review all requests within 10 days, but there is no guarantee on timing for decisions by the administrator. Proper procedure requires attorneys to first submit and get granted a renunciation prior to obtaining bonds for their proposed representatives.
After such review, the County General Administrator will deny, grant, or seek additional information related to the renunciation request. Requests for additional information to determine renunciation status will be emailed to your office if necessary.
If such requests are granted, the Administrator’s office preferred option will be to deliver original renunciations to the Birmingham or Bessemer Probate Division for pickup at the Probate Judicial Clerk's Window. This file is provided solely as a courtesy to attorneys. Any questions in regards to this file should be directed solely to the Administrator's Office at administrator@greenelawfirm.com.
If such requests are denied, the Administrator’s office will email your office. The Administrator’s office will advise if the Administrator requires legal representation from your office with his service as Administrator.
Alabama Probate Code: Renunciations
AL Code § 43-2-42 (1975) provides that priority for administrations in Jefferson County is given in the following order: 1) widow 2) next of kin (entitled to distribution) 3) largest creditor 4) COUNTY GENERAL ADMINISTRATOR and finally 5) any other person.
AL Code § 43-2-43 (1975) provides if no person entitled to administration of the estate, according to the first three subdivisions (listed above) applies for letters within 40 days after the death of the intestate is known, the persons so entitled MUST be held to have relinquished their right to the administration.
AL Code § 43-2-171 (1975) provides that administration of an estate must not be committed to the general administrator until the death of the decedent has been known for 40 days or one month after death/removal/renunciation of a prior representative.
AL Code § 43-2-43 (1975) and AL Code § 43-2-25 (1975) covers renunciations by requiring a signed writing executed by administrator and acknowledged before an officer authorized to certify acknowledgements.