Terms Used In Alabama Code 35-1-1

  • Devise: To gift property by will.
  • property: includes both real and personal property. 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

An alien, resident or nonresident may take and hold property, real and personal, in this state, either by purchase, descent, or devise, and may dispose of and transmit the same by sale, descent, or devise as a native citizen.