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Statutes > Alabama > Title40 > Chapter15B > 40-15B-8Section 40-15B-8
Securing payment of estate tax from property in possession of fiduciary.
(a) A fiduciary may defer a distribution of property until the fiduciary is satisfied that adequate provision for payment of the estate tax has been made.
(b) A fiduciary may withhold from a distributee an amount equal to the amount of estate tax apportioned to an interest of the distributee.
(c) As a condition to a distribution, a fiduciary may require the distributee to provide a bond or other security for the portion of the estate tax apportioned to the distributee.
(Act 2007-283, p. 501, §8.)