# Ala. Code § 35-4-3: Section 35-4-3 Fee Tail Converted into Fee Simple

> Alabama · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AL_T35_C4_S35-4-3

## Section

- **Citation:** Ala. Code § 35-4-3
- **Heading:** Section 35-4-3 Fee Tail Converted into Fee Simple
- **Jurisdiction:** Alabama
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Alabama Code / Title 35 / Chapter 4 / Section 35-4-3

## Text

Every estate in real or personal property in fee tail, now or hereafter created, becomes an estate in fee simple, and the person in whom such a conditional fee vests has the same power over the estate as in case of pure and absolute fees.

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