Alabama Code > Title 10A > Chapter 20 > Article 8 – Local Fraternal Orders


§ 10A-20-8.01	Definitions
§ 10A-20-8.02	Right of majority group of local organization in fraternal property
§ 10A-20-8.03	Withdrawal from parent organization and use of fraternal property free from trust clause
§ 10A-20-8.04	Right to set up unit independent of parent corporation
§ 10A-20-8.05	Declaratory actions – Institution of action
§ 10A-20-8.06	Declaratory actions – Service of process
§ 10A-20-8.07	Declaratory actions – Averments of plaintiff
§ 10A-20-8.08	Declaratory actions – Judgment
§ 10A-20-8.09	Averments as to loans from parent organization; judgment to provide for repayment and lien for unsecured loans
§ 10A-20-8.10	Effect of article on existing liens or mortgages

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Terms Used In Alabama Code > Title 10A > Chapter 20 > Article 8 - Local Fraternal Orders

Charity: An agency, institution, or organization in existence and operating for the benefit of an indefinite number of persons and conducted for educational, religious, scientific, medical, or other beneficent purposes.
circuit: means judicial circuit. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. ^{Source: U.S. Courts}
Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
following: means next after. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
Probate: Proving a will
property: includes both real and personal property. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.