Code of Alabama - Title 30: Marital and Domestic Relations - Section 30-4-16 - Married men and widowers 18 years of age and over relieved of disabilities of minority; defenses and remedies not affected by section

Section 30-4-16 - Married men and widowers 18 years of age and over relieved of disabilities of minority; defenses and remedies not affected by section.

The marriage of any male person in this state who is under 19 and over 18 years of age, or the widowerhood of any male person in this state who is under 19 and over 18 years of age, or the arrival at the age of 18 years of any married male person or widower in this state, has the effect immediately to remove his or their disabilities of minority, and thereafter he has the same legal rights and abilities as married male persons or widowers over 19 years of age.

This section shall apply to a person who married before October 29, 1959, but shall not abrogate any defense or abridge any remedy available to him prior to October 29, 1959.

(Acts 1959, No. 313, p. 891.)

Last modified: May 3, 2021