Abandonment Divorce in Alabama

The Alabama Law allows Abandonment as grounds for Divorce in section 30-2-1 (a)(3) of the Alabama Code. It describe Abandonment as one year of voluntary abandonment from "bed and board". Don't be fooled by the term "voluntary", because it is only referring to the departed. It has to be done without the other spouse's agreement. So a separation, where both spouses agree, cannot be considered Abandonment. It is not abandonment if a spouse just moves to another part of the house and no longer sleeps in the same bed. The decision to leave must be final with no intent to return.