HB54 Alabama 2022 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Jim HillRepresentative

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2022

Title

Alimony, termination upon cohabiting in a homosexual relationship, Sec. 30-2-55 am'd.

Summary

HB54 would allow alimony to be terminated if the recipient begins cohabiting with another person (same-sex or opposite-sex) under certain conditions.

What This Bill Does

HB54 amends Section 30-2-55 to let a court end alimony if the receiving spouse is proven to be cohabiting with another person or has remarried. Cohabiting is defined as two adults living together continually in a private relationship and sharing the rights and duties of marriage, including sexual relations. The change applies to any divorce decree, whether granted before or after 1978, and past alimony payments do not have to be reimbursed. The act becomes effective on the first day of the third month after it is signed into law.

Who It Affects

• Receiving spouses who currently receive alimony, who could lose ongoing alimony if they cohabit with another person or remarry.
• Ex-spouses who pay alimony, whose obligation could end or be reduced when the recipient is found to cohabit or remarry (and courts enforce the modification).

Key Provisions

• Definition of cohabiting: two adults living together continually and habitually in a private heterosexual or homosexual relationship, sharing marital rights, duties, and obligations.
• Termination trigger: a court may modify a divorce decree to terminate alimony upon petition and proof of remarriage or cohabitation with another person (openly or with a member of the opposite sex).
• Applicability: applies to any divorce decree, regardless of when granted.
• No reimbursement: past alimony payments already received do not need to be reimbursed.
• Effective date: becomes law on the first day of the third month following its signing.

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