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Common law marriage in Alabama ending Jan. 1, 2017
Rickey StokesViewed: 5788
Posted by: RStokes
Date: Dec 28 2016 7:58 AM
The clock is ticking on common-law marriages in Alabama.
Starting Jan. 1, 2017, the state of Alabama will no longer recognize any new common-law marriages. The unions entered into before Jan. 1, 2017 will still be valid.
The change comes after the Alabama Legislature passed a bill last summer abolishing common-law marriages - unions that are legally recognized despite the absence of an official license - in the state. The current Alabama law requires both parties in a common-law marriage to have the mental capacity to enter in to the union; show they intend to be married to each other; and present themselves as married to family, friends and the community.
Contrary to popular rumor, there is no set number of years a couple must live together - the most commonly cited figure is seven years - to be considered part of a common-law marriage.
Once established, the marriage is just as legally valid as a traditional one and requires a divorce to end the union.
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