{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-19-5-7","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 19-5-7","heading":"Allocation of Distributions from Separate Trusts.","body":"Distributions provided for by the governing instrument, whether the original trust is divided into separate trusts under the provisions of Section 19-5-3, 19-5-5 or 19-5-6 hereof or the trusts are retained as separate trusts under the provisions of Section 19-5-4 or 19-5-5 hereof, may be made from either or both separate trusts in the absolute and uncontrolled discretion of the fiduciary; provided, however, in determining the total distributions, neither the division of a trust nor the retention as separate trusts shall result in the receipt by any beneficiary of a greater proportion of the total distributions than the beneficiary would have received if the trust or estate had not been so divided or retained separately.","path":["Title 19 Fiduciaries and Trusts.","Chapter 5 Preclusion or Minimization of Generation-Skipping Tax."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=19-5-7","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:52Z","sha256":"42fca7e790163145e6bb809177f8212ec9ac2d4c1d182a955c6c885306f5c990","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-19-5-6","next":"us-al/ala.-code-19-5-8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}