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Title 30 - Husband and Wife
Chapter 1 - Marriage
Section 2 - Marriages prohibited and void.
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UT Code § 30-1-2 (2021)
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Effective 5/14/2019
30-1-2. Marriages prohibited and void.
Amended by Chapter 300, 2019 General Session
Amended by Chapter 317, 2019 General Session
30-1-2. Marriages prohibited and void.
- (1) The following marriages are prohibited and declared void:
- (a) when there is a spouse living, from whom the individual marrying has not been divorced;
- (b) except as provided in Subsection (2), when an applicant is under 18 years old; and
- (c) between a divorced individual and any individual other than the one from whom the divorce was secured until the divorce decree becomes absolute, and, if an appeal is taken, until after the affirmance of the decree.
- (2) A marriage of an individual under 18 years old is not void if the individual:
- (a) is 16 or 17 years old and obtains consent from a parent or guardian and juvenile court authorization in accordance with Section 30-1-9; or
- (b) lawfully marries before May 14, 2019.
Amended by Chapter 300, 2019 General Session
Amended by Chapter 317, 2019 General Session
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