HB264 Alabama 2022 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Allen TreadawayRepresentative

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2022

Title

Alimony, provide for termination of alimony upon cohabitation with adult of same sex, Sec. 30-2-55 am'd.

Summary

HB264 would end alimony when the recipient remarries or starts living with a partner of either sex, and it defines what cohabitation means.

What This Bill Does

It broadens the grounds to terminate alimony from only opposite-sex cohabitation to both same- and opposite-sex cohabitation. Courts would modify divorce decrees to terminate alimony upon proof of remarriage or cohabitation with a partner of any sex. It defines cohabitation as two adults living together in an intimate relationship with signs of permanency and shared rights and duties, even if not married. Past alimony payments do not have to be reimbursed, and the law takes effect three months after passage.

Who It Affects

• Recipients of alimony, who could have their payments terminated if they remarry or cohabit with a partner of any sex.
• Alimony payors and the courts, who would see existing decrees modified to end alimony when conditions are met.

Key Provisions

• Alimony ends upon remarriage or cohabitation with a partner of the same or opposite sex.
• Cohabitation is defined as two adults habitually dwelling together in an intimate relationship, with signs of permanency and shared rights/duties.
• Courts must modify a divorce decree with periodic alimony to terminate alimony upon proof of remarriage or cohabitation with a partner of either sex.
• No reimbursement is required for alimony payments already received before the change.
• The act becomes effective on the first day of the third month after passage.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 22, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Alimony