Alabama § 43-8-8 Effective Date; Transition Provisions

Alabama Statutes

§ 43-8-8 — Effective Date; Transition Provisions

Alabama § 43-8-8

Title 43Wills and Decedents’ Estates

Ch. 8Probate Code

Art. 1General Provisions

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Ala. Code § 43-8-8 (2026).

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(a)This chapter takes effect on January 1, 1983.

(b)Except as provided elsewhere in this chapter, on January 1, 1983:

(1)The chapter applies to any wills of decedents dying thereafter;

(2)An act of any personal representative or guardian done before January 1, 1983 in any proceeding and any accrued right is not impaired by this chapter. If a right is acquired, extinguished or barred upon the expiration of a prescribed period of time which has commenced to run by the provisions of any statute before January 1, 1983, the provisions shall remain in force with respect to that right; and

(3)Any rule of construction or presumption provided in this chapter applies to instruments executed before January 1, 1983 unless there is a clear indication of a contrary intent.

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(a) This chapter takes effect on January 1, 1983.
(b) Except as provided elsewhere in this chapter, on January 1, 1983:
(1) The chapter applies to any wills of decedents dying thereafter;
(2) An act of any personal representative or guardian done before January 1, 1983 in any proceeding and any accrued right is not impaired by this chapter. If a right is acquired, extinguished or barred upon the expiration of a prescribed period of time which has commenced to run by the provisions of any statute before January 1, 1983, the provisions shall remain in force with respect to that right; and
(3) Any rule of construction or presumption provided in this chapter applies to instruments executed before January 1, 1983 unless there is a clear indication of a contrary intent.