Section 517.23 — Meaning Of Civil Marriage.
517.23 MEANING OF CIVIL MARRIAGE. Wherever the term “marriage,” “marital,” “marry,” or “married” is used in Minnesota statute in reference to the rights, obligations, or privileges of a couple under law, the term includes civil marriage, or individuals subject to civil marriage, as established by this chapter. A term subject to this definition must also […]
Section 517.01 — Civil Marriage Contract.
517.01 CIVIL MARRIAGE CONTRACT. A civil marriage, so far as its validity in law is concerned, is a civil contract between two persons, to which the consent of the parties, capable in law of contracting, is essential. A lawful civil marriage may be contracted only when a license has been obtained as provided by law […]
Section 517.18 — Civil Marriage Solemnization.
517.18 CIVIL MARRIAGE SOLEMNIZATION. Subdivision 1. Friends or Quakers. All civil marriages solemnized among the people called Friends or Quakers, in the form heretofore practiced and in use in their meetings, shall be valid and not affected by any of the foregoing provisions. The clerk of the meeting in which such civil marriage is solemnized, […]
Section 517.02 — Persons Capable Of Contracting.
517.02 PERSONS CAPABLE OF CONTRACTING. A person who has attained the full age of 18 years is capable in law of contracting into a civil marriage, if otherwise competent. History: (8563) RL s 3553; 1927 c 166; 1949 c 374 s 1; 1963 c 795 s 1; 1967 c 506 s 1; 1973 c 725 […]
Section 517.20 — Application.
517.20 APPLICATION. Except as provided in section 517.03, subdivision 1, paragraph (b), all marriages contracted within this state prior to March 1, 1979 or outside this state that were valid at the time of the contract or subsequently validated by the laws of the place in which they were contracted or by the domicile of […]
Section 517.03 — Prohibited Civil Marriages.
517.03 PROHIBITED CIVIL MARRIAGES. Subdivision 1. General. (a) The following civil marriages are prohibited: (1) a civil marriage entered into before the dissolution of an earlier civil marriage of one of the parties becomes final, as provided in section 518.145 or by the law of the jurisdiction where the dissolution was granted; (2) a civil […]
Section 517.201 — Relationship To Other Law; Rules Of Construction.
517.201 RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LAW; RULES OF CONSTRUCTION. Subdivision 1. Religious freedom; Human Rights Act. (a) This chapter does not alter or affect the protections or exemptions provided in chapter 363A for a religious association, educational institution, business, labor organization, place of public accommodation, employer, or other person. (b) This chapter must not be construed […]
Section 517.04 — Persons Authorized To Perform Civil Marriages.
517.04 PERSONS AUTHORIZED TO PERFORM CIVIL MARRIAGES. Civil marriages may be solemnized throughout the state by an individual who has attained the age of 21 years and is a judge of a court of record, a retired judge of a court of record, a court administrator, a retired court administrator with the approval of the […]
Section 517.21 — American Family Day.
517.21 AMERICAN FAMILY DAY. The first Sunday in August is designated American Family Day. History: 1981 c 111 s 1
Section 517.041 — Power To Appoint Court Commissioner; Duty.
517.041 POWER TO APPOINT COURT COMMISSIONER; DUTY. The Third Judicial District may appoint as court commissioner for Fillmore and Olmsted Counties respectively a person who was formerly employed by those counties as a court commissioner. The sole duty of an appointed court commissioner is to solemnize civil marriages. History: 1982 c 499 s 1; 1983 […]