Alabama Code 30-1-4
Minimum age for contracting marriage.
A person under the age of 16 years is incapable of contracting marriage.
(Code 1852, §1944; Code 1867, §2333; Code 1876, §2672; Code 1886, §2309; Code 1896, §2839; Code 1907, §4879; Code 1923, §8993; Code 1940, T. 34, §4; Act 2003-150, p. 454, §1.)
Marriage Law Tag(s)
minimum age; marriage of minors
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Fee for performing marriage.
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Consent of parents required for marriage of certain minors.
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Minimum age for contracting marriage.
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Judge of probate to maintain register of marriages.
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§ 30-1-17
Correction of marriage records.
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Correction of vital error in marriage records.
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Persons authorized to solemnize marriages.
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Content of certificates and reports.
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§ 22-9A-17
Marriage registration.
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§ 30-1-18
Probate judge to notify district attorney of offenses under chapter.
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§ 30-1-19
Marriage, recognition thereof, between persons of the same sex prohibited.
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§ 30-1-20
Common-law marriage abolished.
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Requirements for marriage; validity; construction with other laws.