Code of Alabama - Title 19: Fiduciaries and Trusts - Section 19-3D-18 - Removal or replacement of authorized fiduciary

Section 19-3D-18 - THIS SECTION WAS ASSIGNED BY THE CODE COMMISSIONER IN THE 2018 REGULAR SESSION, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2019. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT.

REMOVAL OR REPLACEMENT OF AUTHORIZED FIDUCIARY. An authorized fiduciary may not exercise the decanting power to modify a provision in a first-trust instrument granting another person power to remove or replace the fiduciary unless:

(1) the person holding the power consents to the modification in a signed record and the modification applies only to the person;

(2) the person holding the power and the qualified beneficiaries of the second trust consent to the modification in a signed record and the modification grants a substantially similar power to another person; or

(3) the court approves the modification and the modification grants a substantially similar power to another person.

(Act 2018-519, §18.)

Last modified: May 3, 2021