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Ex parte Alabama-West Florida Conference of the United Methodist Church, Inc., et al.

Trial courts must hear property claims filed by the Alabama-West Florida Conference of the United Methodist Church and may use regular property laws and deeds to settle disputes rather than deferring entirely to internal church governance.
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Ex parte Alabama-West Florida Conference of the United Methodist Church, Inc., et al., No. SC-2025-0347 (2026).
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Ex parte Alabama-West Florida Conference of the United Methodist Church, Inc., et al. (No. SC-2025-0347) [State Appellate Court, 2026] — Trial courts must hear property claims filed by the Alabama-West Florida Conference of the United Methodist Church and may use regular property laws and deeds to settle disputes rather than deferring entirely to internal church governance. Source: ReligiousLiberty.TV (https://religiousliberty.tv/case-library/ex-parte-alabama-west-florida-conference/, accessed September 14, 2026).
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Citation: SC-2025-0347 Year: 2026 Court: State Appellate Court
Holding: Trial courts must hear property claims filed by the Alabama-West Florida Conference of the United Methodist Church and may use regular property laws and deeds to settle disputes rather than deferring entirely to internal church governance.
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Ex parte Alabama-West Florida Conference of the United Methodist Church, Inc., et al. (SC-2025-0347) is a Church & State case decided by the State Appellate Court in 2026. The court held that trial courts must hear property claims filed by the Alabama-West Florida Conference of the United Methodist Church and may use regular property laws and deeds to settle disputes rather than deferring entirely to internal church governance.

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