2017 Code of Alabama
Title 30 - MARITAL AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS.
Chapter 1 - MARRIAGE.
Section 30-1-20 - (Effective January 1, 2017) Common-law marriage abolished.

Universal Citation: AL Code § 30-1-20 (2017)
Section 30-1-20Common-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.)
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