Alabama § 19-3E-8 - Cessation of a Qualified Trustee and Successor.
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§ 19-3E-8. Cessation of a Qualified Trustee and Successor.
(a)(1) If a person serving as a qualified trustee ceases to meet the requirements of a qualified trustee and there remains no trustee that meets the requirements of a qualified trustee, the person serving as qualified trustee is considered to have resigned as of the time of the cessation and the successor qualified trustee provided for in the trust instrument becomes a qualified trustee of the trust on the successor qualified trustee’s acceptance of trusteeship.
(2) In the absence of a successor qualified trustee provided for in the trust instrument, the court having jurisdiction, on petition of a qualified beneficiary, shall appoint a successor qualified trustee.
(b) A disposition that was a qualified disposition does not cease to be a qualified disposition as a result of a subsequent vacancy in the position of qualified trustee if a successor qualified trustee is appointed or a proceeding for the appointment of a successor qualified trustee is commenced within a reasonable time after a person with authority to appoint a qualified trustee or commence a proceeding to appoint a qualified trustee knows of the vacancy.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 19-3E-8 ("Cessation of a Qualified Trustee and Successor.") 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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