{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-19-3b-502","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 19-3B-502","heading":"Spendthrift Provision.","body":"(a) A spendthrift provision is valid only if it restrains both voluntary and involuntary transfer of a beneficiary’s interest.\n(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.\n(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.","path":["Title 19 Fiduciaries and Trusts.","Chapter 3B Alabama Uniform Trust Code."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=19-3B-502","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:52Z","sha256":"d21d5437dc99d8eb3f8f1565782bbaec8473ec969697a1f08fbd2e902a6a51df","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-19-3b-501","next":"us-al/ala.-code-19-3b-503"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}