Alabama § 35-5A-3 - Transfers and Custodians to Which Chapter Applicable; Personal Jurisdiction Over Custodian; Transfers Made Under Law of Another State.
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§ 35-5A-3. Transfers and Custodians to Which Chapter Applicable; Personal Jurisdiction Over Custodian; Transfers Made Under Law of Another State.
(a) This chapter applies to a transfer that refers to this chapter in the designation under section 35-5A-10(a) by which the transfer is made if at the time of the transfer, the transferor, the minor, or the custodian is a resident of this state or the custodial property is located in this state. The custodianship so created remains subject to this chapter despite a subsequent change in residence of a transferor, the minor, or the custodian, or the removal of custodial property from this state. The custodianship so created remains subject to this chapter, even though the custodian so nominated subsequently declines to serve through renunciation or resignation.
(b) A person designated as custodian under this chapter is subject to personal jurisdiction in this state with respect to any matter relating to the custodianship.
(c) A transfer that purports to be made and which is valid under the Uniform Transfers to Minors Act, the Uniform Gifts to Minors Act, or a substantially similar act, of another state is governed by the law of the designated state and may be executed and is enforceable in this state if at the time of the transfer, the transferor, the minor, or the custodian is a resident of the designated state or the custodial property is located in the designated state.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 35-5A-3 ("Transfers and Custodians to Which Chapter Applicable; Personal Jurisdiction Over Custodian; Transfers Made Under Law of Another State.") 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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