§ 30-2-50 — Allowance for Support During Pendency of Action

Alabama § 30-2-50

• Jurisdiction: Alabama
• Title 30: Marital and Domestic Relations
• Ch. 2: Divorce and Alimony
• Art. 3: Alimony and Support

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Pending an action for divorce, the court may make an allowance for the support of either spouse out of the estate of the other spouse, suitable to the spouse’s estate and the condition in life of the parties, for a period of time not longer than necessary for the prosecution of the complaint for divorce.

Legislative History

(Code 1852, §1970; Code 1867, §2360; Code 1876, §2694; Code 1886, §2331; Code 1896, §1495; Code 1907, §3803; Code 1923, §7417; Acts 1939, No. 44, p. 52; Code 1940, T. 34, §30; Acts 1979, No. 79-486, p. 894, §1.)