§ 25.05.011 Civil contract
§ 25.05.013 Same-sex marriages
§ 25.05.021 Prohibited marriages
§ 25.05.031 Voidable marriages
§ 25.05.041 Matters insufficient to render marriage voidable
§ 25.05.051 Effect of existing former marriage
§ 25.05.061 Marriage without license

Terms Used In Alaska Statutes > Title 25 > Chapter 5 > Article 1 - Requirements for Marriage

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association, organization, business trust, or society, as well as a natural person. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
  • state: means the State of Alaska unless applied to the different parts of the United States and in the latter case it includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.