Alabama Code 19-3B-1101. Protection of special needs trusts and other similar trusts for disabled persons
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Terms Used In Alabama Code 19-3B-1101
- Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
- person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter that may otherwise be applicable to a trust, no provision thereof shall apply to any special needs trust, supplemental needs trust, or other similar trust established for a person with a disability as a beneficiary, including without limitation, any trust established pursuant to the provisions of 42 U.S.C. § 1396p(d)(4)A or C, as amended from time to time, or other similar federal or state statute, to the extent that such provision would disqualify such trust beneficiary at any time from eligibility for public needs-based assistance benefits for which the beneficiary would otherwise qualify.