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Alabama · Through Act 2026-611

Ala. Code § 19-3D-4: Fiduciary Duty.

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

(a) In exercising the decanting power, an authorized fiduciary shall act in accordance with its fiduciary duties, including the duty to act in accordance with the purposes of the first trust.

(b) This chapter does not create or imply a duty to consider or exercise the decanting power or to inform beneficiaries about the applicability of this chapter.

(c) Except as otherwise provided in a first-trust instrument, for purposes of this chapter and Sections 19-3B-801 and 19-3B-802(a), the terms of the first trust are deemed to include the decanting power.

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