A new legislative proposal, House Bill 9, seeks to expand existing laws in Alabama to prevent individuals convicted of elder abuse, neglect, or financial exploitation from inheriting money or property from their victims.
The bill would apply to inheritance through wills, intestate succession, life insurance policies, and other contractual benefits.
Additionally, it would remove survivorship rights in jointly owned property, meaning abusers would not automatically gain full ownership after the victim’s death. Property rights would pass to the next in line in the same way as if the abuser died before the victim…