THIRTY DAYS WAITING PERIOD FBEFORE FINAL JUDGMENT OF DIVORCE; COURT’S POWER TO ENFORCE TEMPORARY ORDERS (a) A court shall not enter a final judgment of divorce until after the expiration of 30 days from the date of the filing of the summons and complaint. (b) This section shall not restrict the power of the court to…
MINOR FILING FOR DIVORCE A husband or wife under the age of 19 years may file a complaint for any purpose under this chapter in his or her own name without the intervention of a next friend, guardian, or guardian ad litem, and if over the age of 18 years, he or she may defend…
RESIDENCE REQUIREMENTS WHEN ONE SPOUSE LIVES OUTSIDE THE STATE OF ALABAMA When the defendant is a nonresident, the other party to the marriage must have been a bona fide resident of this state for six months next before the filing of the complaint, which must be alleged in the complaint and proved.
WHERE TO FILE FOR DIVORCE IN ALABAMA – JURISDICTION Complaints for divorce may be filed in the circuit court of the county in which the defendant resides, or in the circuit court of the county in which the parties resided when the separation occurred, or if the defendant is a nonresident, then in the circuit…
GROUNDS FOR DIVORCE IN ALABAMA (a) The circuit court has power to divorce persons from the bonds of matrimony, upon a complaint filed by one of the parties, entitled “In re the marriage of ․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․ and ․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․,” for the causes following: (1) In favor of either party, when the other was, at the time of the marriage…
MARRIAGE LICENSES IN ALABAMA No marriage shall be solemnized without a license. Marriage licenses may be issued by the judges of probate of the several counties. The license is an authority to anyone qualified to solemnize marriage to join together in matrimony the persons therein named. Any license issued under the provisions of this section…
MINORS AND MARRIAGE IN ALABAMA If the person intending to marry is at least 16 years of age and under 18 years of age and has not had a former wife or husband, the judge of probate shall require the consent of the parents or guardians of the minor to the marriage, to be given…
Minors and marriage in Alabama