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2018 Code of Alabama
Title 43 - WILLS AND DECEDENTS' ESTATES.
Chapter 8 - PROBATE CODE.
Article 8 - Construction of Wills.
Section 43-8-221 - Choice of law as to meaning and effect of wills.
Universal Citation: AL Code § 43-8-221 (2018)
Section 43-8-221Choice of law as to meaning and effect of wills.
The meaning and legal effect of a disposition in a will shall be determined by the local law of a particular state selected by the testator in his instrument unless the application of that law is contrary to the provisions relating to the elective share described in sections 43-8-70 through 43-8-75, the provisions relating to exempt property and allowances described in sections 43-8-110 through 43-8-113, or any other public policy of this state otherwise applicable to the disposition.
(Acts 1982, No. 82-399, §2-602.)
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