SB427 Alabama 2016 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Rodger Smitherman Senator

Democrat

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.

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Subjects

Marriage