{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-30-1-20","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 30-1-20","heading":"Common-Law Marriage Abolished.","body":"(a) No common-law marriage may be entered into in this state on or after January 1, 2017.\n(b) An otherwise valid common-law marriage entered into before January 1, 2017, shall continue to be valid in this state.","path":["Title 30 Marital and Domestic Relations.","Chapter 1 Marriage."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=30-1-20","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:53Z","sha256":"cf96ae4ea31b4ac60591535ebb054fc6084b3ffaa411bfa684b9621bf7f20ec9","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-30-1-19","next":"us-al/ala.-code-30-2-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}