(a) In exercising the decanting power, an authorized fiduciary shall act in accordance with its fiduciary duties, including the duty to act in accordance with the purposes of the first trust.
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Terms Used In Alabama Code 19-3D-4

  • Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
(b) This chapter does not create or imply a duty to consider or exercise the decanting power or to inform beneficiaries about the applicability of this chapter.
(c) Except as otherwise provided in a first-trust instrument, for purposes of this chapter and Sections 19-3B-801 and 19-3B-802(a), the terms of the first trust are deemed to include the decanting power.
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