This chapter shall not apply in the case of wills, living trusts, deeds, or contracts of insurance wherein provision has been made for distribution of property different from the provisions of this chapter or wherein provision is made for a presumption as to the order of survivorship if there is no sufficient evidence that the persons died otherwise than simultaneously, in which event full effect shall be given to the presumption so provided as to the order of survivorship.
Ala. Code § 43-7-7
Chapter Not Applicable If Decedent Provides Otherwise.
Known as the Uniform Simultaneous Death Act
The act spans §§ 43–43 (8 sections).
(Acts 1949, No. 542, p. 852, §6; Acts 1951, No. 949, p. 1619.)
Official source: Alabama Legislature (ALISON). Reproduced from public-domain Alabama statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.