Section 551.251 – Legal Marriage of Minor; Parental and Marital Rights and Duties; Guardian Ad Litem.
551.251 Legal marriage of minor; parental and marital rights and duties; guardian ad litem. Sec. 1. Hereafter the legal marriage of a minor shall release such minor from parental control; and the husband or wife of a minor, so released, shall be entitled to the same rights, benefits and privileges, and such minor shall be […]
Section 551.271 – Marriages Solemnized in Another State Validated.
551.271 Marriages solemnized in another state validated. Sec. 1. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this act, a marriage contracted between a man and a woman who are residents of this state and who were, at the time of the marriage, legally competent to contract marriage according to the laws of this state, which marriage […]
Section 551.109 – Filing Reports of Marriage; Record.
551.109 Filing reports of marriage; record. Sec. 9. The reports of marriage sent by the county clerks of the counties of the state to the department of public health shall be preserved on file in that department, and a proper record shall be made and kept. History: 1887, Act 128, Eff. Sept. 28, 1887 ;– […]
Section 551.110 – License, Certificate or Certified Copy Record as Evidence.
551.110 License, certificate or certified copy record as evidence. Sec. 10. The record of any license to marry, or of any marriage certificate, in any county clerk’s office, or a certified copy thereof, shall be prima facie evidence in any court or proceedings in this state, with the same force and effect as if the […]
Section 551.111 – License or Certificate Errors; Evidence, Correction.
551.111 License or certificate errors; evidence, correction. Sec. 11. Whenever it is alleged that the facts are not correctly stated in any certificate or license of marriage heretofore registered in this state, the county clerk of the county in which the certificate or license of marriage has been recorded shall require such evidence to be […]
Section 551.201 – Issuance of Marriage License Without Publicity; Conditions; Application; Notice; Consent; Exceptions; Order.
551.201 Issuance of marriage license without publicity; conditions; application; notice; consent; exceptions; order. Sec. 1. (1) When a person desires to keep the exact date of his or her marriage to a person of the opposite sex a secret, the judge of probate may issue, without publicity, a marriage license to any person making application, […]
Section 551.202 – Application for Marriage License; Form; Fee; Performing Marriage Ceremony; Permit; Record; Marriage Certificate; Execution of Papers in Duplicate; Delivery of Marriage Certificate to Parties.
551.202 Application for marriage license; form; fee; performing marriage ceremony; permit; record; marriage certificate; execution of papers in duplicate; delivery of marriage certificate to parties. Sec. 2. Each application made under this act for a marriage license shall be in the usual form and shall be accompanied by a fee of $3.00, $2.00 of which […]
Section 551.51 – Age of Consent; Effect of Act on Powers of Probate Judge.
551.51 Age of consent; effect of act on powers of probate judge. Sec. 1. A marriage in this state shall not be contracted by a person who is under 16 years of age, and the marriage, if entered into, shall be void. This act shall not prohibit probate judges from exercising their powers to perform […]
Section 551.101 – Marriage License; Requirements; Place to Obtain, Delivery to Person Officiating.
551.101 Marriage license; requirements; place to obtain, delivery to person officiating. Sec. 1. It shall be necessary for all parties intending to be married to obtain a marriage license from the county clerk of the county in which either the man or woman resides, and to deliver the said license to the clergyman or magistrate […]
Section 551.102 – Blank Form for Marriage License and Certificate; Preparation, Contents, and Distribution; Furnishing Blank Forms of Affidavit of Competency; Filing Affidavit; Electronic Filing; License as Matter of Record; Transmission to Department of Community Health; Social Security Number; Application Exempt From Disclosure.
551.102 Blank form for marriage license and certificate; preparation, contents, and distribution; furnishing blank forms of affidavit of competency; filing affidavit; electronic filing; license as matter of record; transmission to department of community health; social security number; application exempt from disclosure. Sec. 2. (1) Blank forms for a marriage license and certificate shall be prepared […]