Code of Alabama
Chapter 1 - Marriage.
Section 30-1-20 - Common-Law Marriage Abolished.

(a) No common-law marriage may be entered into in this state on or after January 1, 2017.
(b) An otherwise valid common-law marriage entered into before January 1, 2017, shall continue to be valid in this state.

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Code of Alabama

Title 30 - Marital and Domestic Relations.

Chapter 1 - Marriage.

Section 30-1-3 - Issue of Incestuous Marriages Not Deemed Illegitimate.

Section 30-1-4 - Minimum Age for Contracting Marriage.

Section 30-1-5 - Consent of Parents Required for Marriage of Certain Minors.

Section 30-1-6 - Solemnization of Marriage of Parties Under Age of Consent or Within Prohibited Degrees, Etc.

Section 30-1-7 - Persons Authorized to Solemnize Marriages.

Section 30-1-8 - Fee for Performing Marriage.

Section 30-1-9 - Marriage Not to Be Solemnized Without License; Issuance, Effect and Duration of License; Solemnization of Marriage When License Void.

Section 30-1-9.1 - Requirements for Marriage; Validity; Construction With Other Laws.

Section 30-1-10 - Penalty for Issuance of Marriage License to Minor Contrary to Provisions of Chapter.

Section 30-1-11 - Penalty for Solemnization of Marriage Without License.

Section 30-1-12 - Judge of Probate to Maintain Register of Marriages.

Section 30-1-13 - Persons Solemnizing Marriages to Execute Certificate; Recordation Thereof; Marriage Certificate Deemed Presumptive Evidence of Fact.

Section 30-1-14 - Failure of Minister, etc., to Return Marriage Certificate to Probate Judge.

Section 30-1-16 - Correction of Vital Error in Marriage Records.

Section 30-1-17 - Correction of Marriage Records.

Section 30-1-18 - Probate Judge to Notify District Attorney of Offenses Under Chapter.

Section 30-1-19 - Marriage, Recognition Thereof, Between Persons of the Same Sex Prohibited.

Section 30-1-20 - Common-Law Marriage Abolished.