Current through the 2024 Third Special Session
Section 30-1-4.5 - [Renumbered Effective 9/1/2024] Validity of marriage not solemnized(1) A marriage which is not solemnized according to this chapter shall be legal and valid if a court or administrative order establishes that the marriage arises out of a contract between a man and a woman who: (a) are of legal age and capable of giving consent;(b) are legally capable of entering a solemnized marriage under the provisions of this chapter;(d) mutually assume marital rights, duties, and obligations; and(e) who hold themselves out as and have acquired a uniform and general reputation as husband and wife.(2)(a) A petition for an unsolemnized marriage shall be filed during the relationship described in Subsection (1), or within one year following the termination of that relationship.(b) Evidence of a marriage recognizable under this section may be manifested in any form, and may be proved under the same general rules of evidence as facts in other cases.Renumbered as § 81-2-408 by Chapter 366, 2024 General Session ,§ 91, eff. 9/1/2024.Amended by Chapter 186, 2021 General Session ,§ 1, eff. 5/5/2021.Amended by Chapter 297, 2011 , 2011 General Session