Alabama § 19-3B-107 Governing Law

Alabama Statutes

§ 19-3B-107 — Governing Law

Alabama § 19-3B-107

Title 19Fiduciaries and Trusts

Ch. 3BAlabama Uniform Trust Code

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Ala. Code § 19-3B-107 (2026).

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The meaning and effect of the terms of a trust are determined by:

(1)the law of the jurisdiction designated in the terms unless the designation of that jurisdiction’s law is contrary to a strong public policy of the jurisdiction having the most significant relationship to the matter at issue; or

(2)in the absence of a controlling designation in the terms of the trust, the law of the jurisdiction having the most significant relationship to the matter at issue.

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The meaning and effect of the terms of a trust are determined by:
(1) the law of the jurisdiction designated in the terms unless the designation of that jurisdiction’s law is contrary to a strong public policy of the jurisdiction having the most significant relationship to the matter at issue; or
(2) in the absence of a controlling designation in the terms of the trust, the law of the jurisdiction having the most significant relationship to the matter at issue.