Georgia Statutes
§ 19-3-42 — Effect on marriage due to the lack of authority in person officiating
Georgia § 19-3-42
JurisdictionGeorgia
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Bluebook
O.C.G.A. § 19-3-42 (2026).
Text
A marriage which is valid in other respects and supposed by the parties to be valid shall not be affected by want of authority in the minister, Governor or any former Governor of this state, judge, city recorder, magistrate, or other person to solemnize the same; nor shall such objection be heard from one party who has fraudulently induced the other to believe that the marriage was legal.
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Related
Russell v. Sparmer
793 S.E.2d 501 (Court of Appeals of Georgia, 2016)
Legislative History
Amended by 2010 Ga. Laws 439,§ 3, eff. 7/1/2010.
Nearby Sections
15
§ 19-1-2
through 19-1-6 - [Repealed]§ 19-10a-1
Short title§ 19-10a-2
Definitions§ 19-10a-3
Purpose§ 19-10a-7
Liability§ 19-11-1
Short title§ 19-11-100
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Bluebook (online)
Georgia § 19-3-42, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/ga/19-3-42.