(a) This chapter takes effect on January 1, 1983.
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Terms Used In Alabama Code 43-8-8

  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
(b) Except as provided elsewhere in this chapter, on January 1, 1983:

(1) The chapter applies to any wills of decedents dying thereafter;
(2) An act of any personal representative or guardian done before January 1, 1983 in any proceeding and any accrued right is not impaired by this chapter. If a right is acquired, extinguished or barred upon the expiration of a prescribed period of time which has commenced to run by the provisions of any statute before January 1, 1983, the provisions shall remain in force with respect to that right; and
(3) Any rule of construction or presumption provided in this chapter applies to instruments executed before January 1, 1983 unless there is a clear indication of a contrary intent.
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