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7-1-201
Section 7-1-201 General definitions. (a) [Reserved]. (b) Subject to additional definitions
contained in the subsequent articles of this title which are applicable to specific articles
or parts thereof, and unless the context otherwise requires, in this title: (1) "Action,"
in the sense of a judicial proceeding, includes recoupment, counterclaim, set-off, suit in
equity, and any other proceeding in which rights are determined. (2) "Aggrieved party"
means a party entitled to pursue a remedy. (3) "Agreement," as distinguished from
"contract," means the bargain of the parties in fact, as found in their language
or inferred from other circumstances, including course of performance, course of dealing,
or usage of trade as provided in Section 7-1-303. (4) "Bank" means a person engaged
in the business of banking and includes a savings bank, savings and loan association, credit
union, and trust company. (5) "Bearer" means a person in possession of a negotiable
instrument, document of title, or...
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19-3B-110
Section 19-3B-110 Others treated as qualified beneficiaries. (a) Whenever notice to qualified
beneficiaries of a trust is required under this chapter, the trustee must also give notice
to any other beneficiary who has sent the trustee a request for notice. (b) A charitable organization
expressly designated to receive distributions under the terms of a charitable trust has the
rights of a qualified beneficiary under this chapter if the charitable organization, on the
date of the charitable organization's qualification is being determined: (1) is a distributee
or a permissible distributee of trust income or principal; (2) would be a distributee or permissible
distributee of trust income or principal upon the termination of the interests of other distributees
or permissible distributees then receiving or eligible to receive distributions; or (3) would
be a distributee or permissible distributee of trust income or principal if the trust terminated
on that date. (c) A person appointed to...
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26-2A-20
Section 26-2A-20 General definitions. As used in this chapter the following terms shall have
the following meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1)
CLAIMS. In respect of a protected person, includes liabilities of the protected person, whether
arising in contract, tort, or otherwise, and liabilities of the estate which arise at or after
the appointment of a conservator, including expenses of administration. (2) CONSERVATOR. A
person who is appointed by a court to manage the estate of a protected person and includes
a limited conservator described in Section 26-2A-148(a). (3) COURT. A probate court of this
state. (4) COURT REPRESENTATIVE. A person appointed in a guardianship or protective proceeding
who is trained in law, nursing, or social work, is an officer, employee, or special appointee
of the court, and has no personal interest in the proceeding. (5) DISABILITY. Cause for a
protective order as described in Section 26-2A-130. (6) ESTATE. Includes...
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35-4A-5
Section 35-4A-5 Exclusions from statutory rule against perpetuities. Section 35-4A-2, the statutory
rule against perpetuities, does not apply to: (1) a nonvested property interest or a power
of appointment arising out of a nondonative transfer, except a nonvested property interest
or a power of appointment arising out of (i) a premarital or postmarital agreement, (ii) a
separation or divorce settlement, (iii) a spouse's election, (iv) a similar arrangement arising
out of a prospective, existing, or previous marital relationship between the parties, (v)
a contract to make or not to revoke a will or trust, (vi) a contract to exercise or not to
exercise a power of appointment, (vii) a transfer in satisfaction of a duty of support, or
(viii) a reciprocal transfer; (2) a fiduciary's power relating to the administration or management
of assets, including the power of a fiduciary to sell, lease, or mortgage property, and the
power of a fiduciary to determine principal and income; (3) a power...
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19-3B-111
Section 19-3B-111 Nonjudicial settlement agreements. (a) For purposes of this section, "interested
persons" means persons whose consent would be required in order to achieve a binding
settlement were the settlement to be approved by the court. (b) Except as otherwise provided
in subsection (c), interested persons may enter into a binding nonjudicial settlement agreement
with respect to any matter involving a trust. (c) A nonjudicial settlement agreement is valid
only to the extent it does not violate a material purpose of the trust and includes terms
and conditions that could be properly approved by the court under this chapter or other applicable
law. (d) Matters that may be resolved by a nonjudicial settlement agreement include: (1) the
interpretation or construction of the terms of the trust; (2) the approval of a trustee's
report or accounting; (3) direction to a trustee to refrain from performing a particular act
or the grant to a trustee of any necessary or desirable power; (4)...
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19-3B-505
Section 19-3B-505 Creditor's claim against settlor. (a) Whether or not the terms of a trust
contain a spendthrift provision, the following rules apply: (1) During the lifetime of the
settlor, the property of a revocable trust is subject to claims of the settlor's creditors.
(2) With respect to an irrevocable trust, a creditor or assignee of the settlor may reach
the maximum amount that can be distributed to or for the settlor's benefit. If a trust has
more than one settlor, then the amount the creditor or assignee of a particular settlor may
reach may not exceed the settlor's interest in the portion of the trust attributable to that
settlor's contribution. (3) After the death of a settlor, and subject to the settlor's right
to direct the source from which liabilities will be paid, the property of a trust that was
revocable immediately prior to the settlor's death is subject to claims of the settlor's creditors,
costs of administration of the settlor's estate, the expenses of the...
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30-3D-102
Section 30-3D-102 Definitions. In this chapter: (1) "Child" means an individual,
whether over or under the age of majority, who is or is alleged to be owed a duty of support
by the individual's parent or who is or is alleged to be the beneficiary of a support order
directed to the parent. (2) "Child-support order" means a support order for a child,
including a child who has attained the age of majority under the law of the issuing state
or foreign country. (3) "Convention" means the Convention on the International Recovery
of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance, concluded at The Hague on November
23, 2007. (4) "Duty of support" means an obligation imposed or imposable by law
to provide support for a child, spouse, or former spouse, including an unsatisfied obligation
to provide support. (5) "Foreign country" means a country, including a political
subdivision thereof, other than the United States, that authorizes the issuance of support
orders and: (A) which has been...
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35-12-71
Section 35-12-71 Definitions. As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires,
the following terms shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section:
(1) APPARENT OWNER. A person whose name appears on the records of a holder as the person entitled
to property held, issued, or owing by the holder. (2) BUSINESS ASSOCIATION. A corporation,
joint stock company, investment company, partnership, unincorporated association, joint venture,
limited liability company, business trust, trust company, safe deposit company, financial
organization, insurance company, mutual fund, utility, or other business entity consisting
of one or more persons, whether or not for profit. (3) DOMICILE. The state of incorporation
of a corporation and the state of the principal place of business of a holder other than a
corporation. (4) FINANCIAL ORGANIZATION. A savings and loan association, building and loan
association, industrial loan organization, credit union, cooperative bank,...
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40-18-402
Section 40-18-402 Renewal of Alabama Commission. (a) There is hereby created the Renewal of
Alabama Commission. (b) The commission shall be comprised of all of the following persons:
(1) The Director of Finance, or his or her designee. (2) The Secretary of Commerce, or his
or her designee. (3) The Chair of the House Ways and Means Education Committee, or its successor
committee, if any, or his or her designee. (4) The Chair of the Senate Finance and Taxation
Education Committee, or its successor committee, if any, or his or her designee. (5) Three
persons appointed by the Governor, at least one of whom shall be a resident of an area of
the state the source of whose primary power supply is the Tennessee Valley Authority or its
lawfully authorized distributor. (6) One person appointed by the Speaker of the House, who
shall be an employee, board member, or trustee of an Alabama public community college or four-year
institution of higher education. (7) One person appointed by the President...
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19-3A-106
Section 19-3A-106 Conversion to unitrust. (a) Unless expressly prohibited by the governing
instrument, a trustee may convert a trust into a unitrust as described in this section if
all of the following apply: (1) The trustee has concluded that the conversion will enable
the trustee to better carry out the intent of the settlor or testator and the purposes of
the trust. (2) The trustee gives written notice of the trustee's intention to convert the
trust into a unitrust, including the trustee's initial decisions as set forth below, to all
the qualified beneficiaries. The written notice shall include the following: a. An explanation
of how the unitrust will operate; b. The effective date of the conversion to a unitrust; c.
The unitrust percentage to be used; d. The provisions for prorating a unitrust distribution
for a short year in which a beneficiary's right to payments commences or ceases; e. Whether
the net fair market value of the trust assets will be determined annually or averaged...
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