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765.22 – Immaterial irregularities as to authority of person officiating.

765.22 Immaterial irregularities as to authority of person officiating. No marriage hereafter contracted shall be void by reason of want of authority or jurisdiction in the officiating person solemnizing such marriage, if the marriage is in other respects lawful, and is consummated with the full belief on the part of the persons so married, or […]

765.23 – Immaterial irregularities otherwise.

765.23 Immaterial irregularities otherwise. No marriage hereafter contracted shall be void either by reason of the marriage license having been issued by a county clerk not having jurisdiction to issue the same; or by reason of any informality or irregularity of form in the application for the marriage license or in the marriage license itself, […]

765.24 – Removal of impediments to subsequent marriage.

765.24 Removal of impediments to subsequent marriage. If a person during the lifetime of a husband or wife with whom the marriage is in force, enters into a subsequent marriage contract in accordance with s. 765.16, and the parties thereto live together thereafter as husband and wife, and such subsequent marriage contract was entered into […]

765.30 – Penalties.

765.30 Penalties. (1) The following may be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than 9 months or both: (a) Penalty for marriage outside the state to circumvent the laws. Any person residing and intending to continue to reside in this state who goes outside the state and there contracts a marriage […]

765.31 – Action to recover penalties.

765.31 Action to recover penalties. Any fine or forfeiture imposed under s. 765.30 may be recovered in the same manner as other debts are recovered with the usual costs, in any court of record in any county in this state in which the defendant may be found. History: 1979 c. 32 ss. 48, 92 (2); […]

765.21 – Unlawful marriages void; validation.

765.21 Unlawful marriages void; validation. All marriages hereafter contracted in violation of ss. 765.02, 765.03, 765.04 and 765.16 shall be void, except as provided in ss. 765.22 and 765.23. The parties to any such marriage may validate the marriage by complying with the requirements of ss. 765.02 to 765.24 as follows: (1) At any time, […]

765.08 – Application for marriage license.

765.08 Application for marriage license. (1) Except as provided in sub. (2), no marriage license may be issued within 3 days of application for the marriage license. (2) The county clerk may, at his or her discretion, issue a marriage license within less than 3 days after application if the applicant pays an additional fee […]

765.09 – Identification of parties; statement of qualifications.

765.09 Identification of parties; statement of qualifications. (1) (a) No application for a marriage license may be made by persons lawfully married to each other and no marriage license may be issued to such persons. (b) Paragraph (a) does not apply to persons whose marriage to one another is void under s. 765.03 (2) and […]

765.11 – Objections to marriage.

765.11 Objections to marriage. (1) If any parent, grandparent, child, or natural guardian of a minor applicant for a marriage license, any brother, sister, or guardian of either of the applicants for a marriage license, either of the applicants, the district attorney, or a circuit court commissioner believes that the statements of the application are […]

765.12 – Marriage license, when authorized; corrections; contents.

765.12 Marriage license, when authorized; corrections; contents. (1) (a) If ss. 765.02, 765.05, 765.08, and 765.09 are complied with, and if there is no prohibition against or legal objection to the marriage, the county clerk shall issue a marriage license. With each marriage license the county clerk shall provide information describing the causes and effects […]