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Marriage - Selected State Laws

AlaskaAlaska Statutes Chapter 25.05 - Alaska Marriage Code
Alaska Statutes Chapter 25.15 - Husband And Wife
ArizonaArizona Laws > Title 25 > Chapter 1 - Marriage
Arizona Laws > Title 25 > Chapter 7 - Covenant Marriage
DelawareDelaware Code Title 13 > Chapter 1 - Marriage
HawaiiHawaii Revised Statutes Chapter 572 - Marriage
IdahoIdaho Code Title 32 > Chapter 2 - Marriage -- Nature And Validity Of Marriage Contract
Idaho Code Title 32 > Chapter 3 - Solemnization Of Marriage
Idaho Code Title 32 > Chapter 4 - Marriage Licenses, Certificates, And Records
Idaho Code Title 32 > Chapter 5 - Annulment Of Marriage
IllinoisIllinois Compiled Statutes > 750 ILCS 65 - Rights of Married Persons Act
IowaIowa Code Chapter 595 - Marriage
Iowa Code Chapter 597 - Husband and wife
MaineMaine Revised Statutes Title 19-A > Chapter 23 - Marriage
Maine Revised Statutes > Title 19-A > Chapter 25 - Rights Of Married Persons
MassachusettsMassachusetts General Laws > Part II > Title III > Chapter 207 - Marriage
Massachusetts General Laws > Part II > Title III > Chapter 209 - Husband And Wife
MichiganMichigan Laws > Chapter 551
MissouriMissouri Laws > Title XXX > Chapter 451 - Marriage, Marriage Contracts, and Rights of Married Women
MontanaMontana Code Title 40 > Chapter 1 - Marriage
Montana Code Title 40 > Chapter 2 - Husband And Wife
Montana Code Title 40 > Chapter 3 - Reconciliation
New HampshireNew Hampshire Revised Statutes > Chapter 457 - Marriages
New MexicoNew Mexico Statutes Chapter 40 > Article 1 - Marriage in General
New Mexico Statutes Chapter 40 > Article 2 - Rights of Married Persons Generally
New YorkNew York Laws - Domestic Relations > Article 2 - Marriages
New York Laws - Domestic Relations > Article 3 - Solemnization, Proof and Effect of Marriage
New York Laws - Domestic Relations > Article 4 - Certain Rights and Liabilities of Husband and Wife
New York Laws - Domestic Relations > Article 13 - Provisions Applicable To More Than One Type of Matrimonial Action
New YorkNew York Laws > Domestic Relations > Article 2 - Marriages
New York Laws > Domestic Relations > Article 3 - Solemnization, Proof And Effect Of Marriage
New York Laws > Domestic Relations > Article 4 - Certain Rights And Liabilities Of Husband And Wife
New York Laws > Domestic Relations > Article 13 - Provisions Applicable To More Than One Type Of Matrimonial Action
North CarolinaNorth Carolina General Statutes Chapter 51 - Marriage
North Carolina General Statutes > Chapter 52 - Powers and Liabilities of Married Persons
North DakotaNorth Dakota Code > Chapter 14-03 - Marriage Contract
North Dakota Code > Chapter 14-07 - Husband and Wife
OhioOhio Code > Title 31 > Chapter 3101 - Marriage
Ohio Code > Title 31 > Chapter 3103 - Husband And Wife
Rhode IslandRhode Island General Laws > Chapter 15-1. Persons Eligible to Marry
Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 15-2. Marriage Licenses
Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 15-3. Solemnization of Marriages
South DakotaSouth Dakota Laws > Title 25 > Chapter 1 - Validity And Performance Of Marriages
South Dakota Laws > Title 25 > Chapter 2 - Rights And Obligations Of Marriage
TexasTexas Family Code > Title 1 - The Marriage Relationship
UtahUtah Code > Title 30 > Chapter 1 - Marriage
VermontVermont Statutes > Title 15 > Chapter 1 - Civil Marriage
Vermont Statutes > Title 18 > Chapter 105 - Marriage Records and Licenses
VirginiaVirginia Code Title 20 > Chapter 2 - Marriage Generally
Virginia Code Title 20 > Chapter 3 - Unlawful Marriages Generally
West VirginiaWest Virginia Code > Chapter 48 > Article 2 - Marriages

 

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