Sections 30-2-56 and 30-2-57 govern actions for divorce, legal separation, or annulment filed on or after January 1, 2018. The law in effect before January 1, 2018, shall continue to govern any action concerning alimony in any case concerning divorce, legal separation, or annulment that was filed before January 1, 2018.
Ala. Code § 30-2-58 (1975)