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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
Whenever a county has adopted a master plan for premarital counseling no resident of the county may obtain a marriage license without conforming to the plan, except that:
(1) an individual who applies for a marriage license shall have the right to secure the license and to marry notwithstanding the individual's failure to conform to the required premarital counseling or the individual's failure to obtain a certificate of authorization from the premarital counseling board if the individual waits six months from the date of application for issuance of the license;
(2) this part does not apply to any application for a marriage license where both parties are at least 19 years old and neither has been previously divorced;
(3) this part does not apply to any application for a marriage license unless both applicants have physically resided in Utah for 60 days immediately preceding their application; or
(4) premarital counseling required by this part is considered fulfilled if the applicants present a certificate verified by a clergyman that the applicants have completed a course of premarital counseling approved by a church and given by or under the supervision of the clergyman.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Utah Code Title 81. Utah Domestic Relations Code § 81-2-205. Conformity to master plan for counseling as prerequisite to marriage license--Exceptions - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ut/title-81-utah-domestic-relations-code/ut-code-sect-81-2-205/
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