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AL SB377
Bill
Status
5/19/2015
Primary Sponsor
Greg Albritton
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AI Summary
SB377 Summary
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Effective July 1, 2015, replaces marriage licenses with marriage contracts as the sole requirement for marriage in Alabama, eliminating the judge of probate's role in issuing licenses.
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Marriage contracts must contain parties' names, statement of legal authorization, statement of voluntary consent, and signatures of both parties, witnessed by two adult witnesses.
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Judge of probate records contracts and forwards copies to the Office of Vital Statistics; contracts become valid upon recording.
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Establishes filing fees of $25 for recording, $30 for domestic violence shelter funding, and $20 for the state General Fund, plus $2 per page for contracts exceeding two pages.
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Repeals prior marriage license requirements and related code sections while preserving all other legal aspects of marriage including divorce, spousal support, and child custody provisions.
Legislative Description
Marriage, license issuance function of judge of probate removed, contract , requirements, contract to be filed with judge of probate and forwarded to Office of Vital Statistics, fees for recording, Secs. 30-1-9, 30-1-10, 30-1-11 repealed; Secs. 12-19-90, 22-9A-17, 30-1-5, 30-1-12, 30-1-13, 30-1-14, 30-1-16, 30-6-11 am'd.
Marriage
Last Action
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Judiciary
5/21/2015