{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-43-8-222","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 43-8-222","heading":"Controlling Effect of Intention of Testator.","body":"The intention of a testator as expressed in his or her will controls the legal effect of his or her dispositions. The rules of construction expressed in the succeeding sections of this article apply unless a contrary intention is indicated by the will.","path":["Title 43 Wills and Decedents’ Estates.","Chapter 8 Probate Code.","Article 8 Construction of Wills."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=43-8-222","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:51Z","sha256":"a4091b459779b34539da5e2aed60938ecf9b4ac7d35a5b909ef5f9c74ceb487e","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-43-8-221","next":"us-al/ala.-code-43-8-223"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}