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Terms Used In Alabama Code 43-8-229

  • property: includes both real and personal property. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • Testator: A male person who leaves a will at death.

A general residuary clause in a will, or a will making general disposition of all of the testator‘s property, does not exercise a power of appointment held by the testator unless specific reference is made to the power or there is some other indication of intention to include the property subject to the power.