Alabama Statutes

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

Alabama·Title 43 Wills and Decedents’ Estates·Ch. 8 Probate Code·Art. 8 Construction of Wills
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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Legislative History

(Acts 1982, No. 82-399, §2-602.)

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