Code of Alabama - Title 30: Marital and Domestic Relations - Section 30-2-6 - When husband or wife may sue or defend in own name

Section 30-2-6 - When husband or wife may sue or defend in own name.

A husband or wife under the age of 19 years may file a complaint for any purpose under this chapter in his or her own name without the intervention of a next friend, guardian, or guardian ad litem, and if over the age of 18 years, he or she may defend any action brought under this chapter in his or her own name without the intervention of a next friend, guardian, or guardian ad litem.

(Code 1896, §1490; Code 1907, §3798; Acts 1911, No. 42, p. 24; Code 1923, §7412; Code 1940, T. 34, §25; Acts 1953, No. 890, p. 1198.)

Last modified: May 3, 2021