765.05 – Marriage license; by whom issued.
765.05 Marriage license; by whom issued. No person may be joined in marriage within this state until a marriage license has been obtained for that purpose from the county clerk of any county in this state. If one of the persons is a nonresident of this state, the nonresident’s part of the application may be […]
765.01 – A civil contract.
765.01 A civil contract. Marriage, so far as its validity at law is concerned, is a civil contract, to which the consent of the parties capable in law of contracting is essential, and which creates the legal status of husband and wife. History: 1979 c. 32 s. 48; Stats. 1979 s. 765.01. NOTE: In Wolf […]
765.001 – Title, intent and construction of chs. 765 to 768.
765.001 Title, intent and construction of chs. 765 to 768. (1) Title. Chapters 765 to 768 may be cited as “The Family Code”. (2) Intent. It is the intent of chs. 765 to 768 to promote the stability and best interests of marriage and the family. It is the intent of the legislature to recognize […]
765.002 – Definitions.
765.002 Definitions. (1) Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise “member of the clergy” in this chapter means spiritual adviser of any religion, whether the adviser is termed priest, rabbi, minister of the gospel, pastor, reverend or any other official designation. (2) In this chapter “church under his or her ministry” includes any congregation, parish or […]