West Virginia § 48-2-601 Belief of parties in lawful marriage validates certain defects

West Virginia Statutes

§ 48-2-601 — Belief of parties in lawful marriage validates certain defects

West Virginia·Ch. 48 DOMESTIC RELATIONS·Art. 2 MARRIAGES

If a marriage is solemnized by a person professing to be authorized to celebrate marriages when, in fact, the person is not authorized, or if a marriage is solemnized after the license is expired, the marriage is not void and subject to a judgment of nullity based on that fact alone if:

(1)The marriage is lawful in all other respects, and

(2)The marriage is consummated with a full belief on the part of either or both of the persons married that they have been lawfully joined in marriage.

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If a marriage is solemnized by a person professing to be authorized to celebrate marriages when, in fact, the person is not authorized, or if a marriage is solemnized after the license is expired, the marriage is not void and subject to a judgment of nullity based on that fact alone if:

(1) The marriage is lawful in all other respects, and

(2) The marriage is consummated with a full belief on the part of either or both of the persons married that they have been lawfully joined in marriage.

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