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§ 551.272 — Marriage not between man and woman invalidated.

Michigan § 551.272
JurisdictionMichigan
Ch. 551MARRIAGE
Act 168 of 1939FOREIGN MARRIAGES (551.271-551.272)

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Mich. Comp. Laws § 551.272 (2026).

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FOREIGN MARRIAGES (EXCERPT) Act 168 of 1939 551.272 Marriage not between man and woman invalidated. Sec.

2.This state recognizes marriage as inherently a unique relationship between a man and a woman, as prescribed by section 1 of chapter 83 of the Revised Statutes of 1846, being section 551.1 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, and therefore a marriage that is not between a man and a woman is invalid in this state regardless of whether the marriage is contracted according to the laws of another jurisdiction.

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Legislative History

Add. 1996, Act 334 , Imd. Eff. June 26, 1996

Nearby Sections

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§ 551.101
Marriage license; requirements; place to obtain, delivery to person officiating.
§ 551.102
Blank form for marriage license and certificate; preparation, contents, and distribution; furnishing blank forms of affidavit of competency; filing affidavit; electronic filing; license as matter of record; transmission to department of community health; social security number; application exempt from disclosure.
§ 551.103
Persons capable of contracting marriage; age requirement; proof of age; certification of license; copy of license; fee; allocation for family counseling services; return and disposition of unexpended funds; waiver of fee; additional fee for nonresidents; delivery of license and certificate to officiating individual; recording information; forwarding licenses and certificates to state registrar; imposition of fee by certain charter counties.
§ 551.103a
Marriage license; time of delivery; solemnization of marriage required.
§ 551.104
Certificate completion; officiating person duty; original license return; record.
§ 551.105
County clerk; violation of act, misdemeanor, penalty.
§ 551.106
Person officiating at marriage; violation of act, misdemeanor, penalty.
§ 551.107
Failure to return certificate; misdemeanor, penalty.
§ 551.108
Marriage license; false statement in application, perjury.
§ 551.109
Filing reports of marriage; record.
§ 551.110
License, certificate or certified copy record as evidence.
§ 551.111
License or certificate errors; evidence, correction.
§ 551.201
Issuance of marriage license without publicity; order.
§ 551.202
Application for marriage license; form; fee; performing marriage ceremony; permit; record; marriage certificate; execution of papers in duplicate; delivery of marriage certificate to parties.
§ 551.203
Private file of papers; forwarding duplicate to state registrar; recordation of filing in private register; inspection of files and records; request and identification; court order; petition to unseal marriage record; court order; findings; petition by surviving party; forwarding copy of license and marriage certificate to county clerk; access.
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