Alabama Statutes
§ 22-8-2 — When Consent of Missing Husband or Wife Not Required
Alabama § 22-8-2
JurisdictionAlabama
Title 22Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control
Ch. 8Consent for Health Services
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Bluebook
Ala. Code § 22-8-2 (2026).
Text
When a person, minor or adult, has not lived with his or her husband or wife for a period of one year or longer and when the location of said person’s husband or wife is not known by the person whose husband or wife is missing, then such person, minor or adult, may give his or her consent to any legally authorized medical, dental, health or mental health services, and the consent of the missing husband or wife shall not be required.
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Legislative History
(Acts 1971, No. 2281, p. 3681, §5.)
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Bluebook (online)
Alabama § 22-8-2, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/al/22-8-2.