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Alabama · Through Act 2026-611

Ala. Code § 19-3B-502: Spendthrift Provision.

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Where this section sits in the code
  1. Title 19 Fiduciaries and Trusts.
  2. Chapter 3B Alabama Uniform Trust Code.

(a) A spendthrift provision is valid only if it restrains both voluntary and involuntary transfer of a beneficiary’s interest.

(b) A term of a trust providing that the interest of a beneficiary is held subject to a “spendthrift trust,” or words of similar import, is sufficient to restrain both voluntary and involuntary transfer of the beneficiary’s interest.

(c) A beneficiary may not transfer an interest in a trust in violation of a valid spendthrift provision and, except as otherwise provided in this article, a creditor or assignee of the beneficiary may not reach the interest or a distribution by the trustee before its receipt by the beneficiary.

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