Code of Alabama
Title 30. Marital and Domestic Relations
CHAPTER 1. MARRIAGE
§ 30-1-19. Marriage, recognition
thereof, between persons of the same sex prohibited.
(a) This section shall be known and may be cited as the “Alabama
Marriage Protection Act.”
(b) Marriage is inherently a unique relationship between a man and
a woman. As a matter of public policy, this state has a special interest
in encouraging, supporting, and protecting the unique relationship in
order to promote, among other goals, the stability and welfare of
society and its children. A marriage contracted between individuals of
the same sex is invalid in this state.
(c) Marriage is a sacred covenant, solemnized between a man and a
woman, which, when the legal capacity and consent of both parties is
present, establishes their relationship as husband and wife, and which
is recognized by the state as a civil contract.
(d) No marriage license shall be issued in the State of Alabama to
parties of the same sex.
(e) The State of Alabama shall not recognize as valid any marriage
of parties of the same sex that occurred or was alleged to have occurred
as a result of the law of any jurisdiction regardless of whether a
marriage license was issued.
Eff. May 1, 1998.
Source:
Act 98-500, p. 1077, §§ 1, 2 (approved May 1, 1998) (H.B. 152).
Citation: Ala.
Code § 30-1-19.
Last updated:
June 01, 2007
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