{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-12-21-226","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 12-21-226","heading":"Wife Against Husband in Abandonment Cases.","body":"In all cases where a husband is charged with abandoning his family and leaving them in danger of becoming a burden to the public, the wife shall be competent witness against her husband.","path":["Title 12 Courts.","Chapter 21 Evidence and Witnesses.","Article 2 Criminal Cases.","Division 2 Witnesses.","Division 1 Competency."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=12-21-226","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:52Z","sha256":"2e33d60fa345d296469d4140a493dbc31c686130e13b8b5caa7e4b55b63043de","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-12-21-225","next":"us-al/ala.-code-12-21-227"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}