23-2501. Nature of marriage relation. The marriage contract is to be considered in law as a civil contract between two parties who are of opposite sex. All other marriages are declared to be contrary to the public policy of this state and are void. The consent of the parties is essential. The marriage ceremony may […]
23-2502. Common-law marriage. The state of Kansas shall not recognize a common-law marriage contract if either party to the marriage contract is under 18 years of age. History: L. 2011, ch. 26, § 2; July 1.
23-2503. Incestuous marriages void. All marriages between parents and children, including grandparents and grandchildren of any degree, between brothers and sisters of the one half as well as the whole blood, and between uncles and nieces, aunts and nephews, and first cousins, are declared to be incestuous and absolutely void. History: L. 1867, ch. 84, […]
23-2504. Solemnizing marriage; persons authorized to officiate. (a) Marriage may be validly solemnized and contracted in this state, after a license has been issued for the marriage, in the following manner: By the mutual declarations of the two parties to be joined in marriage, made before an authorized officiating person and in the presence of […]
23-2505. Issuance of marriage license; form; waiting period; emergency; lawful age; consent, when; unlawful acts, penalty; duties of person issuing license; expiration of license. (a) The clerks of the district courts or judges thereof, when applied to for a marriage license by any person who is one of the parties to the proposed marriage and […]
23-2506. Designation of new legal name, procedure; certified copy of marriage license and certificate of marriage proof of identity. (a) At the time of marriage, a person may designate a new legal name, by which such person shall subsequently be known. Such name may include a combination of the person’s prior existing name and the […]
23-2507. Registration. All marriages occurring within the state shall be registered under the supervision of the secretary of health and environment as provided in K.S.A. 65-102. History: L. 1913, ch. 224, § 1; R.S. 1923, 23-105; L. 1980, ch. 106, § 2; July 1.
23-2508. Validity of marriages contracted without state. All marriages contracted without this state, which would be valid by the laws of the country in which the same were contracted, shall be valid in all courts and places in this state. It is the strong public policy of this state only to recognize as valid marriages […]
23-2509. Forms for licenses, issuance; photocopy to applicant; computer generated licenses. Forms for license shall be furnished by the secretary of health and environment and shall be photocopied and issued with the photocopy to the applicant therefor for delivery to the person who performs the marriage ceremony after the judge or clerk or the district […]
23-2510. License fee; authorized only by legislative enactment; disposition. (a) The judge or clerk of the district court shall collect from the applicant for a marriage license a fee of $59. (b) The clerk of the court shall remit all fees prescribed by this section to the state treasurer in accordance with the provisions of […]
23-2511. Marriage certificate; submission of information to the vital statistics integrated information system. Every person who performs a marriage ceremony under the provisions of this act shall endorse the person’s certificate of the marriage on the license, give the duplicate copy of the license to the parties to the marriage and return the license, within […]
23-2512. Records of marriages; indexing; certified copies or abstracts. The secretary of health and environment shall index all records received pursuant to K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 23-2511, and amendments thereto, and, upon request, shall issue a certified copy or abstract of them which in all courts and for all purposes shall be prima facie evidence of […]
23-2513. Penalty for not complying with statutory requirements. Any judge or clerk of the district court or person authorized by law to perform the marriage ceremony in this state who shall fail to comply with any of the provisions of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be […]
23-2514. Copy of licenses returned kept by court personnel. The judge or clerk of the district court shall keep a correct copy of all marriage licenses returned with the endorsement on the license by the person performing the marriage ceremony. History: L. 1867, ch. 84, § 6; G.S. 1868, ch. 61, § 6; R.S. 1923, […]
23-2515. Proof of relationship of parties; penalty for granting license to parties not entitled without examination. In all cases, before granting a marriage license the judge or clerk of the district court shall require the applicant for such license to take and subscribe to an oath to the effect that none of the reasons set […]
23-2516. Validation of certain marriages; performance of marriage by Baha’is assembly. (a) All marriages solemnized among the society called Friends, or Quakers, in the form previously practiced and in use in their meetings shall be good and valid and shall not be construed as affected by any of the foregoing provisions of this act. All […]
23-2517. Solemnizing marriage; persons not authorized; penalty. It shall be unlawful for any person not a duly authorized officiating person as provided by K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 23-2504 to perform the marriage ceremony in this state. Any person violating the provisions of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall […]
23-2518. Records or copies as evidence. The books of record of marriage licenses issued, to be kept by the judges of the district court of the several counties, and copies of entries therein, certified by such judge under his or her official seal, shall be evidence in all courts. History: L. 1867, ch. 84, § […]
