HB594 Alabama 2021 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Jim Hill Representative

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2021

Title

Marriage, members of churches allowed to participate in traditional marriage ceremonies, Sec. 30-1-9.1 am'd.

Description

Under existing law, the only requirement to solemnize a marriage is to submit an affidavit with certain identifying information and record the affidavit with the judge of probate within 30 days of the last signature on the affidavit.

This bill would provide that members of certain churches, religious organizations, or societies may continue their traditional practices relating to the solemnization of marriage in conjunction with the documentation required under existing law.

This bill would also provide that copies of marriage documentation constitute a legal record of a marriage under certain conditions, and that under these conditions, recording marriage documentation with the judge of probate would be optional.

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Subjects

Marriage