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§ 43-8-228 — Nonexoneration

Alabama § 43-8-228
JurisdictionAlabama
Title 43Wills and Decedents’ Estates
Ch. 8Probate Code
Art. 8Construction of Wills

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Ala. Code § 43-8-228 (2026).

Text

A specific devise passes subject to any mortgage interest existing at the date of death, without right of exoneration, regardless of a general directive in the will to pay debts.

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Legislative History

(Acts 1982, No. 82-399, §2-609.)

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