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 457:42 – 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 457:34 – 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 […]
Section 457:35 – Penalty for Solemnization by Unauthorized Person.
457:35 Penalty for Solemnization by Unauthorized Person. – If a person not authorized by this chapter to solemnize marriages shall join any persons in marriage, with or without a certificate, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Source. RS 147:13. CS 156:10. GS 161:11. GL 180:11. PS 174:11. PL 286:32. RL 338:35. RSA 457:35. […]
Section 457:36 – Effect of Informality.
457:36 Effect of Informality. – No marriage solemnized before a person professing to be a justice of the peace or minister of the gospel shall be void, nor shall its validity be affected on account of want of jurisdiction or authority in such supposed justice or minister, or on account of any omission or […]
Section 457:37 – Affirmation of Freedom of Religion in Marriage.
457:37 Affirmation of Freedom of Religion in Marriage. – Each religious organization, association, or society has exclusive control over its own religious doctrine, policy, teachings, and beliefs regarding who may marry within their faith. I. Members of the clergy as described in RSA 457:31 or other persons otherwise authorized under law to solemnize a […]