Alabama § 5-24-22 - Payment on Multiple-Party Account.
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§ 5-24-22. Payment on Multiple-Party Account.
A financial institution, on request, may pay sums on deposit in a multiple-party account to:
(1) One or more of the parties, whether or not another party is disabled, incapacitated, or deceased when payment is requested and whether or not the party making the request survives another party; or
(2) The personal representative, if any, of a deceased party if proof of death is presented to the financial institution showing that the deceased party was the survivor of all other persons named on the account either as a party or beneficiary, unless the account is without right of survivorship under Section 5-24-12; or
(3) The persons named in Section 5-5A-38, in accordance with the procedures set forth in Sections 5-5A-38 and 5-5A-39.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About Alabama § 5-24-22
What does Code of Alabama § 5-24-22 cover?
Section 5-24-22 ("Payment on Multiple-Party Account.") 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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