Alabama Code (Last Updated: November 28, 2014) |
Title19 FIDUCIARIES AND TRUSTS. |
Chapter3B. ALABAMA UNIFORM TRUST CODE. |
§19-3B-502. Spendthrift provision.
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(a) A spendthrift provision is valid only if it restrains both voluntary and involuntary transfer of a beneficiary's interest.
(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.
(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.