HB332 Alabama 2016 Session

Updated Jul 24, 2021

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Mike Jones
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2016
Title: Common law marriage, abolished, on or after January 1, 2017, prior marriages recognized
Description: Under existing case law, a common-law marriage may be recognized as valid in Alabama if certain conditions are met.
This bill would provide that a common-law marriage may not be entered into in this state after January 1, 2017. This bill would also provide that an otherwise valid common-law marriage entered into before January 1, 2017, would continue to be valid.
Subjects: Marriage