# Ala. Code § 19-3D-10: Section 19-3D-10 Formalities

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AL_T19_C3D_S19-3D-10

## Section

- **Citation:** Ala. Code § 19-3D-10
- **Heading:** Section 19-3D-10 Formalities
- **Jurisdiction:** Alabama
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Alabama Code / Title 19 / Chapter 3D / Section 19-3D-10

## Text

An exercise of the decanting power must be made in a record signed by an authorized fiduciary. The signed record must, directly or by reference to the notice required by Section 19-3D-7, identify the first trust and the second trust or trusts and state the property of the first trust being distributed to each second trust and the property, if any, that remains in the first trust.

## Nearby sections

- [Ala. Code § 19-3D-1 Section 19-3D-1 Short Title](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AL_T19_C3D_S19-3D-1.md)
- [Ala. Code § 19-3D-2 Section 19-3D-2 Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AL_T19_C3D_S19-3D-2.md)
- [Ala. Code § 19-3D-3 Section 19-3D-3 Scope](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AL_T19_C3D_S19-3D-3.md)
- [Ala. Code § 19-3D-4 Section 19-3D-4 Fiduciary Duty](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AL_T19_C3D_S19-3D-4.md)
- [Ala. Code § 19-3D-5 Section 19-3D-5 Application; Governing Law](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AL_T19_C3D_S19-3D-5.md)
- [Ala. Code § 19-3D-6 Section 19-3D-6 Reasonable Reliance](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AL_T19_C3D_S19-3D-6.md)
- [Ala. Code § 19-3D-7 Section 19-3D-7 Notice; Exercise of Decanting Power](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AL_T19_C3D_S19-3D-7.md)
- [Ala. Code § 19-3D-8 Section 19-3D-8 Representation](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AL_T19_C3D_S19-3D-8.md)
- [Ala. Code § 19-3D-9 Section 19-3D-9 Court Involvement](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AL_T19_C3D_S19-3D-9.md)
- [Ala. Code § 19-3D-10 Section 19-3D-10 Formalities](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AL_T19_C3D_S19-3D-10.md)
- [Ala. Code § 19-3D-11 Section 19-3D-11 Decanting Power Under Expanded Distributive Dicretion](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AL_T19_C3D_S19-3D-11.md)
- [Ala. Code § 19-3D-12 Section 19-3D-12 Decanting Power Under Limited Distributive Discretion](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AL_T19_C3D_S19-3D-12.md)
- [Ala. Code § 19-3D-13 Section 19-3D-13 Trust for Beneficiary with Disability](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AL_T19_C3D_S19-3D-13.md)
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