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Spouses in Alabama acquire a home and a bank account during their marriage. Because Alabama is not a community-property state, how is title and ownership of property acquired during marriage generally characterized for purposes other than divorce?

All property acquired during marriage is automatically owned 50/50 as community property All marital property belongs solely to the higher earner Spouses cannot own separate property in Alabama Property is owned according to title and common-law principles; Alabama is a common-law (separate-property) state, with equitable distribution applied at divorce

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Property is owned according to title and common-law principles; Alabama is a common-law (separate-property) state, with equitable distribution applied at divorce

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