Alabama § 19-3B-1009 - Beneficiary’s Consent, Release, or Ratification.
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§ 19-3B-1009. Beneficiary’s Consent, Release, or Ratification.
A trustee is not liable to a beneficiary for breach of trust if the beneficiary consented to the conduct constituting the breach, released the trustee from liability for the breach, or ratified the transaction constituting the breach, unless:
(1) the consent, release, or ratification of the beneficiary was induced by improper conduct of the trustee; or
(2) at the time of the consent, release, or ratification, the beneficiary did not know of the material facts relating to the alleged breach and the trustee had actual knowledge of the facts relating to the alleged breach.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 19-3B-1009 ("Beneficiary’s Consent, Release, or Ratification.") is part of the Code of Alabama, the codified statutory law of Alabama. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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