Idaho § 32-201 WHAT CONSTITUTES MARRIAGE — NO COMMON-LAW MARRIAGE AFTER JANUARY 1, 1996

Idaho Statutes

§ 32-201 — WHAT CONSTITUTES MARRIAGE — NO COMMON-LAW MARRIAGE AFTER JANUARY 1, 1996

Idaho § 32-201

Title 32DOMESTIC RELATIONS

Ch. 2MARRIAGE — NATURE AND VALIDITY OF MARRIAGE CONTRACT

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Bluebook

Idaho Code § 32-201 (2026).

Text

(1)Marriage is a personal relation arising out of a civil contract between a man and a woman, to which the consent of parties capable of making it is necessary. Consent alone will not constitute marriage; it must be followed by the issuance of a license and a solemnization as authorized and provided by law. Marriage created by a mutual assumption of marital rights, duties or obligations shall not be recognized as a lawful marriage.

(2)The provisions of subsection (1) of this section requiring the issuance of a license and a solemnization shall not invalidate any marriage contract in effect prior to January 1, 1996, created by consenting parties through a mutual assumption of marital rights, duties or obligations.

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(1) Marriage is a personal relation arising out of a civil contract between a man and a woman, to which the consent of parties capable of making it is necessary. Consent alone will not constitute marriage; it must be followed by the issuance of a license and a solemnization as authorized and provided by law. Marriage created by a mutual assumption of marital rights, duties or obligations shall not be recognized as a lawful marriage.
(2) The provisions of subsection (1) of this section requiring the issuance of a license and a solemnization shall not invalidate any marriage contract in effect prior to January 1, 1996, created by consenting parties through a mutual assumption of marital rights, duties or obligations.

Legislative History

[(32-201) 1876, p. 24, sec. 1; R.S., sec. 2420; reen. R.C. & C.L., sec. 2611; C.S., sec. 4591; I.C.A., sec. 31-201; am. 1995, ch. 104, sec. 3, p. 335.]