Alabama Code 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.

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state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1

(b) An otherwise valid common-law marriage entered into before January 1, 2017, shall continue to be valid in this state.