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43-2-833
Section 43-2-833 General duties; relation and liability to persons interested in estate; standing
to sue. (a) A personal representative is a fiduciary. Except as otherwise provided
by the terms of the will, the personal representative shall observe the standards in
dealing with the estate that would be observed by a prudent person dealing with the property
of another. If the personal representative has special skills or is named personal
representative on the basis of representations of special skills or expertise, the personal
representative is under a duty to use those skills. A personal representative is under
a duty to settle and distribute the estate of the decedent in accordance with the terms of
any probated and effective will and Title 43, and as expeditiously and efficiently as is consistent
with the best interests of the estate. The personal representative shall use the authority
conferred upon personal representatives by law, the terms of the will, if any, and
any order in...
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43-2-843
Section 43-2-843 Transactions authorized for personal representatives; exceptions. Except
as restricted or otherwise provided by the will or by an order of court and subject to the
priorities stated in Section 43-8-76, a personal representative, acting prudently for
the benefit of the interested persons, may properly: (1) Retain assets owned by the decedent
pending distribution or liquidation including those in which the representative is personally
interested or which are otherwise improper for trust investment. (2) Receive assets from fiduciaries,
or other sources. (3) Perform, compromise, or refuse performance of the decedent's contracts
that continue as obligations of the estate, as the personal representative may determine
under the circumstances. In performing enforceable contracts by the decedent to convey or
lease land, the personal representative, among other possible courses of action, may
do either of the following: a. Execute and deliver a deed of conveyance for cash...
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15-22-1.1
by the Interstate Commission, but shall not be a member. (c) Corporate records of the Interstate
Commission. The Interstate Commission shall maintain its corporate books and records in accordance
with the bylaws. (d) Qualified immunity, defense and indemnification. (1) The members, officers,
executive director, and employees of the Interstate Commission shall be immune from suit and
liability, either personally or in their official capacity, for any claim for damage to or
loss of property or personal injury or other civil liability caused or arising
out of any actual or alleged act, error or omission that occurred within the scope of Interstate
Commission employment, duties or responsibilities; provided, that nothing in this paragraph
shall be construed to protect any such person from suit and/or liability for any damage, loss,
injury or liability caused by the intentional or willful and wanton misconduct of any
such person. (2) The Interstate Commission shall defend the...
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19-3B-816
Section 19-3B-816 Specific powers of trustee. (a) Without limiting the authority conferred
by Section 19-3B-815, a trustee may: (1) collect trust property and accept or reject additions
to the trust property from a settlor or any other person, including, but not being limited
to, the authority to receive, collect, hold, and retain common or preferred stock or other
interests in the trustee or any related party; (2) acquire or sell property, for cash or on
credit, at public or private sale; (3) exchange, partition, or otherwise change the character
of trust property; (4) deposit trust money in an account in a regulated financial-service
institution; (5) borrow money, with or without security, and mortgage or pledge trust property
for a period within or extending beyond the duration of the trust; (6) with respect to an
interest in a proprietorship, partnership, limited liability company, business trust, corporation,
or other form of business or enterprise, continue the business or other...
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22-18-50
or procedures related to specific employees or other matters related to the Commission's internal
personnel practices and procedures; c. Current, threatened, or reasonably anticipated litigation;
d. Negotiation of contracts for the purchase or sale of goods, services, or real estate; e.
Accusing any person of a crime or formally censuring any person; f. Disclosure of trade secrets
or commercial or financial information that is privileged or confidential; g. Disclosure of
information of a personal nature where disclosure would constitute a clearly unwarranted
invasion of personal privacy; h. Disclosure of investigatory records compiled for law
enforcement purposes; i. Disclosure of information related to any investigatory reports prepared
by or on behalf of or for use of the Commission or other committee charged with responsibility
of investigation or determination of compliance issues pursuant to the Compact; or j. Matters
specifically exempted from disclosure by federal or member...
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40-27-1
a tax measured in any way by the capital of a corporation considered in its entirety. 6. "Gross
receipts tax" means a tax, other than a sales tax, which is imposed on or measured by
the gross volume of business, in terms of gross receipts or in other terms, and in the determination
of which no deduction is allowed which would constitute the tax an income tax. 7. "Sales
tax" means a tax imposed with respect to the transfer for a consideration of ownership,
possession or custody of tangible personal property or the rendering of services measured
by the price of the tangible personal property transferred or services rendered and
which is required by state or local law to be separately stated from the sales price by the
seller, or which is customarily separately stated from the sales price, but does not include
a tax imposed exclusively on the sale of a specifically identified commodity or article or
class of commodities or articles. 8. "Use tax" means a nonrecurring tax, other than
a...
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43-8-1
the parent whose relationship is involved and excludes any person who is only a stepchild,
a foster child, a grandchild or any more remote descendant. (3) COURT. The court having jurisdiction
in matters relating to the affairs of decedents. This court in Alabama is known as the probate
court. (4) DAYS. That period of time as computed in accordance with section 1-1-4 and Rule
6(a), Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure. (5) DEVISE. When used as a noun, means a testamentary
disposition of real or personal property and when used as a verb, means to dispose
of real or personal property by will. (6) DEVISEE. Any person designated in a will
to receive a devise. In the case of a devise to an existing trust or trustee, or to a trustee
or trust described by will, the trust or trustee is the devisee and the beneficiaries are
not devisees. (7) DISTRIBUTEE. Any person who has received property of a decedent from his
personal representative other than as creditor or purchaser. A testamentary trustee
is...
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5-24-15
Section 5-24-15 Rights of creditors and others. (a) If other assets of the estate are insufficient,
a transfer resulting from a right of survivorship or POD designation under this chapter is
not effective against the estate of a deceased party to the extent needed to pay claims against
the estate and statutory allowances to the surviving spouse and children. (b) A surviving
party or beneficiary who receives payment from an account after death of a party is liable
to account to the personal representative of the decedent for a proportionate share
of the amount received to which the decedent, immediately before death, was beneficially entitled
under Section 5-24-11, to the extent necessary to discharge the claims and allowances described
in subsection (a) remaining unpaid after application of the decedent's estate. A proceeding
to assert the liability may not be commenced unless the personal representative has
received a written demand by the surviving spouse, a creditor, a child, or a...
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26-2A-153
shall consider recommendations relating to the appropriate standard of support, education,
and benefit for the protected person or dependents made by a parent or guardian, if any. The
conservator may not be surcharged for sums paid to persons or organizations furnishing support,
education, or maintenance to the protected person or a dependent pursuant to the recommendations
of a parent or guardian of the protected person unless the conservator knows that the parent
or guardian derives personal financial benefit therefrom, including relief from any
personal duty of support, or the recommendations are clearly not in the best interest
of the protected person. (2) The conservator shall expend or distribute sums reasonably necessary
for the health, support, education, or maintenance of the protected person and dependents
with due regard to (i) the size of the estate, the probable duration of the conservatorship,
and the likelihood that the protected person, at some future time, may be...
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44-2-10
Interstate Commission may deem appropriate. The executive director shall serve as secretary
to the Interstate Commission, but shall not be a member and shall hire and supervise such
other staff as may be authorized by the Interstate Commission. Section C. Qualified immunity,
defense and indemnification 1. The Commission's executive director and employees shall be
immune from suit and liability, either personally or in their official capacity, for any claim
for damage to or loss of property or personal injury or other civil liability
caused or arising out of or relating to any actual or alleged act, error, or omission that
occurred, or that such person had a reasonable basis for believing occurred within the scope
of commission employment, duties, or responsibilities; provided, that any such person shall
not be protected from suit or liability for any damage, loss, injury, or liability
caused by the intentional or willful and wanton misconduct of any such person or caused by
acts or...
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