Alabama § 43-8-221 Choice of Law as to Meaning and Effect of Wills

Alabama Statutes

§ 43-8-221 — Choice of Law as to Meaning and Effect of Wills

Alabama § 43-8-221

Title 43Wills and Decedents’ Estates

Ch. 8Probate Code

Art. 8Construction of Wills

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Ala. Code § 43-8-221 (2026).

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The meaning and legal effect of a disposition in a will shall be determined by the local law of a particular state selected by the testator in his or her instrument unless the application of that law is contrary to the provisions relating to the elective share described in Sections 43-8-70 through 43-8-75, the provisions relating to exempt property and allowances described in Sections 43-8-110 through 43-8-113, or any other public policy of this state otherwise applicable to the disposition.

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The meaning and legal effect of a disposition in a will shall be determined by the local law of a particular state selected by the testator in his or her instrument unless the application of that law is contrary to the provisions relating to the elective share described in Sections 43-8-70 through 43-8-75, the provisions relating to exempt property and allowances described in Sections 43-8-110 through 43-8-113, or any other public policy of this state otherwise applicable to the disposition.