SCOPE.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (b) and (c), this chapter applies to an express trust that is irrevocable, or revocable by the settlor only with the consent of the trustee or a person holding an adverse interest.
(b) This chapter does not apply to a trust held solely for charitable purposes.
(c) Subject to Section 19-3D-15, a trust instrument may restrict or prohibit exercise of the decanting power.
(d) This chapter does not limit the power of a trustee, powerholder, or other person to distribute or appoint property in further trust or to modify a trust under the trust instrument, laws of this state other than this chapter, common law, a court order, or a nonjudicial settlement agreement.
(e) This chapter does not affect the ability of a settlor to provide in a trust instrument for the distribution of the trust property or appointment in further trust of the trust property or for modification of the trust instrument.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 19 - Fiduciaries and Trusts.
Chapter 3D - Alabama Uniform Trust Decanting Act.
Section 19-3D-1 - Short Title.
Section 19-3D-2 - Definitions.
Section 19-3D-4 - Fiduciary Duty.
Section 19-3D-5 - Application; Governing Law.
Section 19-3D-6 - Reasonable Reliance.
Section 19-3D-7 - Notice; Exercise of Decanting Power.
Section 19-3D-8 - Representation.
Section 19-3D-9 - Court Involvement.
Section 19-3D-10 - Formalities.
Section 19-3D-11 - Decanting Power Under Expanded Distributive Dicretion.
Section 19-3D-12 - Decanting Power Under Limited Distributive Discretion.
Section 19-3D-13 - Trust for Beneficiary With Disability.
Section 19-3D-14 - Protection of Charitable Interest.
Section 19-3D-15 - Trust Limitation on Decanting.
Section 19-3D-16 - Change in Compensation.
Section 19-3D-17 - Relief From Liability and Indemnification.
Section 19-3D-18 - Removal or Replacement of Authorized Fiduciary.
Section 19-3D-19 - Tax-Related Limitations.
Section 19-3D-20 - Duration of Second Trust.
Section 19-3D-21 - Need to Distribute Not Required.
Section 19-3D-22 - Saving Provision.
Section 19-3D-23 - Trust for Care of Animal.
Section 19-3D-24 - Terms of Second Trust.
Section 19-3D-26 - Later-Discovered Property.
Section 19-3D-27 - Obligations.
Section 19-3D-28 - Uniformity of Application and Construction.
Section 19-3D-29 - Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act.