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.
Ala. Code § 30-2-5
Residency Requirement for Plaintiff When Defendant Nonresident.
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Ware v. Ware (2013)
Most recently applied in Ware v. Ware (June 2013)
(Code 1852, §1969; Code 1867, §2359; Code 1876, §2693; Code 1886, §2330; Code 1896, §1494; Code 1907, §3802; Code 1923, §7416; Code 1940, T. 34, §29; Acts 1945, No. 457, p. 691;…
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