This chapter applies to a transfer within the scope of section jurisdiction over custodian; transfers made under law of another state” class=”unlinked-ref” datatype=”S” sessionyear=”2020″ statecd=”AL” title=”35″>35-5A-3 made after October 1, 1986, if:

(1) The transfer purports to have been made under the Alabama Uniform Gifts to Minors Act; or

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Terms Used In Alabama Code 35-5A-22

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • 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
(2) The instrument by which the transfer purports to have been made uses in substance the designation “as custodian under the Uniform Gifts to Minors Act” or “as custodian under the Uniform Transfers to Minors Act” of any other state, and the application of this chapter is necessary to validate the transfer.