The marriage of any woman in this state who is under 19 and over 18 years of age, or the widowhood of any woman in this state who is under 19 and over 18 years of age, or the arrival at the age of 18 years of any married woman or widow in this state, has the effect immediately to remove her or their disabilities of minority; and thereafter she has the same legal rights and abilities as married women or widows over 19 years of age.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 30 - Marital and Domestic Relations.
Article 1 - Property Rights; Tort and Contract Rights and Liabilities.
Section 30-4-2 - Separate Property of Wife - Earnings of Wife.
Section 30-4-3 - Separate Property of Wife - Wearing Apparel of Wife.
Section 30-4-4 - Separate Property of Wife - Damages Recovered for Injuries to Person or Reputation.
Section 30-4-5 - Property of Wife Subject to Provisions of Chapter.
Section 30-4-6 - Husband Not Liable for Antenuptial Contracts and Torts of Wife.
Section 30-4-7 - Husband Not Liable for Postnuptial Contracts and Torts of Wife.
Section 30-4-8 - Capacity of Wife to Contract.
Section 30-4-9 - Capacity of Husband and Wife to Contract With Each Other.
Section 30-4-11 - Wife to Sue and Be Sued Alone Upon Contracts, Torts, Etc.
Section 30-4-14 - Married Women May Dispose of Separate Estates by Will.