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Home » US Law » 2022 West Virginia Code » Chapter 48. Domestic Relations » Article 2. Marriages » §48-2-601. Belief of Parties in Lawful Marriage Validates Certain Defects

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

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