JAY GREENE
JEFFERSON COUNTY GENERAL ADMINISTRATOR
Jefferson County Administrator Serves
Request for the Jefferson County General Administrator to open an estate and serve as Personal Representative.
Renunciation Request
Request for the Jefferson County General Administrator to renounce their priority right to serve as Personal Representative for a particular estate. Such requests are subject to the approval of the County Administrator.
If you require disability accommodations in completing the above forms, please reach out to administrator@greenelawfirm.com.
Jefferson County, Alabama General Administrator
Meet JAY GREENE
Attorney Jay Greene serves as the Jefferson County Administrator (Probate), appointed by order of the Jefferson County Probate Court in February 2025. He serves in both the Birmingham and Bessemer Divisions.
Mr. Greene has practiced law since 2008, with a focus on probate and estate planning. He is also a Certified Public Accountant. He earned a bachelor's degree in accounting (2000) and a master's degree in accountancy (2003) from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and his Juris Doctor (2007) from Cumberland School of Law, Samford University, while working full time. He was admitted to the Alabama State Bar and The Florida Bar in 2008 and to the State Bar of California in 2014.
When not engaged in the practice of law, Mr. Greene enjoys spending time with family and his dog, and traveling.
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 bi-weekly basis. Requests are reviewed in the order they are received online at https://www.greenelawfirm.com/administrator. The administrator attempts to review all requests within 14 business days, but there is no guarantee on timing for decisions by the administrator. Attorneys must first submit a renunciation request and have it granted before obtaining bonds for their proposed representatives, if the petition will be filed 40 days after the decedent's death.
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 has two options to obtain the original renunciation, the original renunciation can be picked up from the Administrator's office three business days after receiving granted email or the original renunciation can be delivered to the Birmingham or Bessemer Probate Division for pickup at the Probate Judicial Clerk's Window. This page is provided as a courtesy to attorneys. Please direct questions 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 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 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 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 and AL Code § 43-2-25 covers renunciations by requiring a signed writing executed by administrator and acknowledged before an officer authorized to certify acknowledgements.