Code of Alabama
Title 30 - Marital and Domestic Relations.
Chapter 2 - Divorce and Alimony.

Article 1 - Divorce From Bonds of Matrimony.

Section 30-2-1 - Grounds; Jurisdiction for Proceedings; Divorce Judgment Awarded to Both Parties. - (a) The circuit court has power to divorce persons from...

Section 30-2-2 - Divorce From Bonds of Matrimony After Judgment of Divorce From Bed and Board or of Separate Maintenance in Effect for More Than Two Years. - The circuit court shall have the power to divorce persons...

Section 30-2-3 - Divorce to Be Refused Where Collusion Between Parties, Condonation, Etc. - No judgment can be entered on the confession of the...

Section 30-2-4 - Where Complaint to Be Filed. - Complaints for divorce may be filed in the circuit court...

Section 30-2-5 - Residency Requirement for Plaintiff When Defendant Nonresident. - When the defendant is a nonresident, the other party to...

Section 30-2-6 - When Husband or Wife May Sue or Defend in Own Name. - A husband or wife under the age of 19 years...

Section 30-2-7 - Answer of Defendant Not Required to Be Sworn; Effect of Answer. - The defendant is not required to verify the answer by...

Section 30-2-8 - Proceedings Generally; Right of Remarriage. - The proceeding must, in all respects, be conducted as other...

Section 30-2-8.1 - Waiting Period Prior to Issuance of Final Judgment of Divorce; Temporary Orders Prior to Expiration of Waiting Period. - (a) A court shall not enter a final judgment of...

Section 30-2-9 - Validation of Marriage of Divorced Persons Where Remarriage Not Specifically Prohibited by Divorce Judgment. - The marriages of all persons married subsequent to a divorce...

Section 30-2-10 - Sixty-Day Restriction on Remarriage of Parties After Grant of Divorce or Pending Appeal of Divorce. - When a judgment has been entered granting a divorce in...

Section 30-2-11 - Wife May Be Enjoined From Use of Given Name or Initials of Divorced Husband. - After divorce from the bonds of matrimony and within the...

Section 30-2-12 - Divorce for Pregnancy of Wife at Time of Marriage Bastardizes Issue. - Repealed by Act 2015-70 effective April 21, 2015.

Article 2 - Divorce From Bed and Board.

Section 30-2-30 - Grounds. - Repealed by Act 98-105, effective January 1, 1999.

Section 30-2-31 - Proceedings Generally; Alimony; Child Custody and Support. - Repealed by Act 98-105, effective January 1, 1999

Article 2A - Legal Separation.

Section 30-2-40 - Legal Separation. - (a) The court shall enter a decree of legal separation...

Article 3 - Alimony and Support.

Section 30-2-50 - Allowance for Support During Pendency of Action. - Pending an action for divorce, the court may make an...

Section 30-2-51 - Allowance Upon Grant of Divorce; Certain Property Not Considered; Retirement Benefits. - (a) If either spouse has no separate estate or if...

Section 30-2-52 - Allowance Upon Grant of Divorce for Misconduct; Certain Property Not Considered. - If the divorce is in favor of either spouse for...

Section 30-2-54 - Award of Attorney Fees in Action Where Contempt Citation Issued. - In all actions for divorce or for the recovery of...

Section 30-2-55 - Termination of Alimony Upon Remarriage or Cohabitation With Member of Opposite Sex; Reimbursement Not Required. - Any decree of divorce providing for periodic payments of alimony...

Section 30-2-56 - Interim Alimony. - (a)(1) In an action for divorce, legal separation, or annulment,...

Section 30-2-57 - Rehabilitative or Periodic Alimony. - (a) Upon granting a divorce or legal separation, the court...

Section 30-2-58 - Applicability of Sections 30-2-56 and 30-2-57. - Sections 30-2-56 and 30-2-57 govern actions for divorce, legal separation,...