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Alabama Statutes, Title 19

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Title 19

12 chapters · 320 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 19320 Ch 3B, Alabama Uniform Trust Code107 Ch 3, Trusts59 Ch 3A, Alabama Principal and Income Act40 Ch 3D, Alabama Uniform Trust Decanting Act29 Ch 1A, Revised Uniform Fiduciary Access to …18 Ch 1, Uniform Fiduciaries Act13 Ch 5, Preclusion or Minimization of Genera…12 Ch 3E, Alabama Qualified Dispositions in Tr…11 Ch 3C, Alabama Uniform Prudent Management o…10 Ch 4, Securities Held by Fiduciaries9 Ch 4A, Idle Funds in Fiduciary Accounts7 Ch 2, Fiduciaries in War Service5

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Ala. Code § 19-5-1 Definitions
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For purposes of this chapter unless the context otherwise requires, the following terms mean: (1) FIDUCIARY. Includes a personal representative or trustee. (2) PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE. An executor, administrator, special administrator, or a person who performs substantially the s…
Ala. Code § 19-5-10 Fiduciary Not Liable for Acts in Good Faith
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Any fiduciary who in good faith acts or fails to act shall not be liable to any person for taking or failing to take any action authorized or required by this chapter. (Acts 1988, No. 88-340, p. 516, §10.)
Ala. Code § 19-5-11 Applicability of Chapter
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This chapter applies to any trust or estate that may be subject to Chapter 13 of the Internal Revenue Code. (Acts 1988, No. 88-340, p. 516, §11.)
Ala. Code § 19-5-12 Chapter Effective as to Transfers in Trust, Etc., on and After January 1, 1987
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This chapter shall be effective with respect to transfers in trust, and decedents dying, on and after January 1, 1987. (Acts 1988, No. 88-340, p. 516, §13.)

Ala. Code § 19-5-2 Allocation of Gst Exemption

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Unless prohibited by the governing instrument, any person having authority under Chapter 13 of the Internal Revenue Code to allocate any GST exemption shall be entitled to allocate such exemption to any property or to exclude any such property from such allocation. (Acts 1988, No…

Ala. Code § 19-5-3 Division of Trust to Which Gst Exemption Allocated into Separate Trusts for Exempt and Nonexempt Property

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When property is held or to be held in a trust which is or would otherwise be partially exempted from the GST due to the allocation to such trust of a GST exemption, a fiduciary is authorized, but not required, to divide the trust into two separate trusts, of equal or unequal val…

Ala. Code § 19-5-4 Separate Trusts for Property Transferred, Etc., from Another Trust in Order to Preclude or Minimize Gst

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If under the provisions of the governing instrument, property which is held in one trust (the “first trust”) is to be transferred or poured over to, merged with, or otherwise combined with property in another trust (the “second trust”) and property in the first trust is subject t…

Ala. Code § 19-5-5 Division of Trust with More Than One Beneficiary or Class Thereof for Gst Purposes into Separate Share Trusts to Effectuate Allocation of Grantor’s, Decedent’s, or Surviving Spouse’s Gst Exemption

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When a grantor or decedent transfers property into a trust which has, or which pours into another trust which has, more than one beneficiary or class of beneficiaries for GST purposes, and when the grantor or fiduciary allocates the grantor’s or decedent’s GST exemption for the b…

Ala. Code § 19-5-6 Division of Qualified Terminable Interest Property Trust into Separate Share Trusts to Effectuate Allocation of Grantor’s, Decedent’s, or Surviving Spouse’s Gst Exemption; Payment of Estate Taxes

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When a grantor or decedent transfers property into a trust for which an election is made or to be made pursuant to Section 2056(b)(7) or 2523(f) of the Internal Revenue Code to treat such property as qualified terminable interest property (the “QTIP trust”), and when a grantor or…

Ala. Code § 19-5-7 Allocation of Distributions from Separate Trusts

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Distributions provided for by the governing instrument, whether the original trust is divided into separate trusts under the provisions of Section 19-5-3, 19-5-5 or 19-5-6 hereof or the trusts are retained as separate trusts under the provisions of Section 19-5-4 or 19-5-5 hereof…

Ala. Code § 19-5-8 Purpose of Chapter

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The purpose of this chapter is to authorize a fiduciary to take appropriate action to preclude or minimize to the extent possible the imposition of the GST, and this chapter shall be broadly construed to effectuate this purpose. (Acts 1988, No. 88-340, p. 516, §8.)

Ala. Code § 19-5-9 Exercise of Authority by Fiduciary

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A fiduciary may exercise the authority herein granted without prior approval or leave of any court. A fiduciary may also exercise the authority granted in each section contained herein concurrently with the authority granted in each other section contained herein. (Acts 1988, No.…