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§ 30-4-8 — Capacity of Wife to Contract

Alabama § 30-4-8
JurisdictionAlabama
Title 30Marital and Domestic Relations
Ch. 4Husband and Wife
Art. 1Property Rights; Tort and Contract Rights and Liabilities

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Ala. Code § 30-4-8 (2026).

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The wife has full legal capacity to contract as if she were sole, except as otherwise provided by law.

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Legislative History

(Code 1886, §2346; Code 1896, §2526; Code 1907, §4492; Code 1923, §8267; Code 1940, T. 34, §71.)

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