Section 19-3B-202 - Jurisdiction over trustee and beneficiary(a) A trustee submits personally to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state regarding any matter involving a trust:(1) by accepting the trusteeship of a trust whose settlor was a resident of this state at the time of the trust's creation, or in the case of testamentary trusts, the settlor was a resident of this state at death;(2) by accepting the trusteeship of a trust having its principal place of administration in this state; or(3) by moving the principal place of administration of the trust to this state. Notwithstanding the foregoing, subsection (a)(1) shall not apply if the settlor designates the law of a jurisdiction other than this state to govern the trust.
(b) With respect to their interests in the trust, the beneficiaries of a trust having its principal place of administration in this state are subject to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state regarding any matter involving the trust. By accepting a distribution from such a trust, the recipient submits personally to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state regarding any matter involving the trust.(c) This section does not preclude other methods of obtaining jurisdiction over a trustee, beneficiary, or other person receiving property from the trust.Ala. Code § 19-3B-202 (1975)
Act 2006-216, p. 314, §1.