Section 457:42 – Marriage of Parents.
457:42 Marriage of Parents. – Where the parents of children born before marriage afterwards intermarry, and recognize such children as their own, such children shall be legitimate and shall inherit equally with their other children under the statute of distribution. Source. 1860, 2343:1. GS 161:15. GL 180:15. PS 174:18. PL 286:39. RL 338:42.
Section 457:43 – Residents.
457:43 Residents. – If any person residing and intending to continue to reside in this state is prohibited from contracting marriage under the laws of this state and goes into another jurisdiction and there contracts a marriage prohibited and declared void by the laws of this state, such marriage shall be null and void […]
Section 457:44 – Nonresidents; Recognition of Same-Sex Marriage.
457:44 Nonresidents; Recognition of Same-Sex Marriage. – Any marriage of a same-sex couple contracted in this state on or after January 1, 2010 by a party residing or intending to reside in another jurisdiction is valid and legitimate as of the date of its solemnization. Source. 1979, 45:1. 2014, 160:2, eff. July 10, 2014.
Section 457:45 – Civil Union Recognition.
457:45 Civil Union Recognition. – A civil union legally contracted outside of New Hampshire, or any legal union other than a marriage that provides substantially the same rights, benefits and responsibilities as a marriage that is legally contracted outside of New Hampshire, shall be recognized as a marriage in this state, and any person […]
Section 457:46 – Obtaining Legal Status of Marriage.
457:46 Obtaining Legal Status of Marriage. – I. Notwithstanding the provisions of RSA 457-A, no new civil unions shall be established on or after January 1, 2010. Two consenting persons who are parties to a valid civil union entered into prior to January 1, 2010 pursuant to this chapter may apply and receive a […]
Section 457:41 – In Criminal Cases.
457:41 In Criminal Cases. – In actions for criminal conversation, and in indictments for bigamy and the like, there must be proof of a marriage in fact. Source. GS 161:18. GL 180:18. PS 174:17. PL 286:38. RL 338:41. 2014, 44:3, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
Section 457:32-a – Judges of the United States and the State of New Hampshire.
457:32-a Judges of the United States and the State of New Hampshire. – I. The secretary of state may issue a special license to marry a couple within this state: (a) To a judge of the United States residing in this state who is appointed pursuant to Article III of the United States Constitution, […]
Section 457:32-b – Special Marriage Officiant License.
457:32-b Special Marriage Officiant License. – I. The secretary of state may issue a special marriage officiant license, which shall temporarily authorize an individual to solemnize a marriage in this state. Any individual who applies for the special marriage officiant license shall register with the secretary of state, complete the registration form prescribed by […]
Section 457:33 – Fee for Solemnizing.
457:33 Fee for Solemnizing. – The persons joined in marriage by a minister or justice of the peace shall pay the minister or justice a minimum of $5. Source. RS 147:7. CS 156:7. GS 161:10. GL 180:10. PS 174:9. PL 286:30. RL 338:33. RSA 457:33. 1969, 244:2. 1988, 121:13, eff. Oct. 1, 1988.
Section 457:34 – Penalty for Solemnization Without Valid Certificate.
457:34 Penalty for Solemnization Without Valid Certificate. – If a minister or justice of the peace shall join any persons in marriage without having first received a certificate of the town clerk, or shall join any persons in marriage with a certificate which he knows to be invalid, he shall forfeit for each offense […]