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Alaska Statutes Title 25. Marital and Domestic Relations § 25.05.281. Marriage solemnized by unauthorized person

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

After a license has been obtained, a marriage solemnized before a person professing to be a person authorized to solemnize marriages in the state under AS 25.05.261(a) is valid regardless of a lack of power or authority in the person, if the marriage is consummated with a belief on the part of the persons so married, or either of them, that they have been lawfully joined in marriage.

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Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Alaska Statutes Title 25. Marital and Domestic Relations § 25.05.281. Marriage solemnized by unauthorized person - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ak/title-25-marital-and-domestic-relations/ak-st-sect-25-05-281/

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