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2020 Code of Alabama
Title 19 - Fiduciaries and Trusts.
Chapter 3B - Alabama Uniform Trust Code.
Section 19-3B-405 - Charitable Purposes; Enforcement.
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AL Code § 19-3B-405 (2020)
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Section 19-3B-405
Charitable purposes; enforcement.
(a) A charitable trust may be created for the relief of poverty, the advancement of education or religion, the promotion of health, governmental or municipal purposes, or other purposes the achievement of which is beneficial to the community.
(b) If the terms of a charitable trust do not indicate a particular charitable purpose or beneficiary, then the court may select one or more charitable purposes or beneficiaries. The selection must be consistent with the settlor's intention to the extent it can be ascertained.
(c) The settlor of a charitable trust, among others, may maintain a proceeding to enforce the trust.
(Act 2006-216, p. 314, §1.)
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