Alabama Code 43-8-221. Choice of law as to meaning and effect of wills
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Terms Used In Alabama Code 43-8-221
- 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
- Testator: A male person who leaves a will at death.
The meaning and legal effect of a disposition in a will shall be determined by the local law of a particular state selected by the testator in his instrument unless the application of that law is contrary to the provisions relating to the elective share described in sections 43-8-70 through property applied first; apportionment of others’ liability for balance of elective share” class=”unlinked-ref” datatype=”S” sessionyear=”2020″ statecd=”AL” title=”43″>43-8-75, the provisions relating to exempt property and allowances described in sections 43-8-110 through 43-8-113, or any other public policy of this state otherwise applicable to the disposition.