Section 551.1 – Marriage Between Individuals of Same Sex as Invalid Contract.
551.1 Marriage between individuals of same sex as invalid contract. Sec. 1. Marriage is inherently a unique relationship between a man and a woman. As a matter of public policy, this state has a special interest in encouraging, supporting, and protecting that unique relationship in order to promote, among other goals, the stability and welfare […]
Section 551.2 – Marriage as Civil Contract; Consent; License; Solemnization.
551.2 Marriage as civil contract; consent; license; solemnization. Sec. 2. So far as its validity in law is concerned, marriage is a civil contract between a man and a woman, to which the consent of parties capable in law of contracting is essential. Consent alone is not enough to effectuate a legal marriage on and […]
Section 551.3 – Incapacity; Persons Man Prohibited From Marrying.
551.3 Incapacity; persons man prohibited from marrying. Sec. 3. A man shall not marry his mother, sister, grandmother, daughter, granddaughter, stepmother, grandfather’s wife, son’s wife, grandson’s wife, wife’s mother, wife’s grandmother, wife’s daughter, wife’s granddaughter, brother’s daughter, sister’s daughter, father’s sister, mother’s sister, or cousin of the first degree, or another man. History: R.S. 1846, […]
Section 551.4 – Incapacity; Persons Woman Prohibited From Marrying.
551.4 Incapacity; persons woman prohibited from marrying. Sec. 4. A woman shall not marry her father, brother, grandfather, son, grandson, stepfather, grandmother’s husband, daughter’s husband, granddaughter’s husband, husband’s father, husband’s grandfather, husband’s son, husband’s grandson, brother’s son, sister’s son, father’s brother, mother’s brother, or cousin of the first degree, or another woman. History: R.S. 1846, […]