Code of Alabama - Title 30: Marital and Domestic Relations - Section 30-1-20 - Common-law marriage abolished

Section 30-1-20 - Common-law marriage abolished.

(a) No common-law marriage may be entered into in this state on or after January 1, 2017.

(b) An otherwise valid common-law marriage entered into before January 1, 2017, shall continue to be valid in this state.

(Act 2016-306, §1.)

Last modified: May 3, 2021