Nebraska § 42-116 Marriage certificate and record as evidence

Nebraska Statutes

§ 42-116 — Marriage certificate and record as evidence

Nebraska § 42-116

Ch. 42Households and Families

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Bluebook

Neb. Rev. Stat. § 42-116 (2026).

Text

The original certificate and record of marriage made by the minister, officer, or person, as prescribed in sections  42-101  to  42-117 , and the record thereof, made as prescribed, a copy of such record, duly certified by such officer, or an abstract of marriage as defined in section  71-601.01 , shall be received in all courts and places as presumptive evidence of the fact of such marriage.

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Legislative History

Source: R.S.1866, c. 34, § 16, p. 256; R.S.1913, § 1555; C.S.1922, § 1504; C.S.1929, § 42-116; R.S.1943, § 42-116; Laws 2006, LB 1115, § 29. Annotations: Proof of marriage may be made by either party. Bailey v. State, 36 Neb. 808, 55 N.W. 241 (1893). Proof of official character of person performing ceremony is unnecessary; marriage may be proved by eyewitness. Lord v. State, 17 Neb. 526, 23 N.W. 507 (1885).