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Title 81 - Utah Domestic Relations Code
Chapter 2 - Marriage
Part 4 - Validity of Marriage
Section 403 - Marriages prohibited and void.
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UT Code § 81-2-403 (2025)
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Effective 9/1/2024
81-2-403. Marriages prohibited and void.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 366, 2024 General Session
81-2-403. 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), the individual marrying is under 18 years old; or
- (c)between a divorced individual and any individual other than the one from whom the divorce was secured until:
- (i)the divorce decree becomes absolute; and
- (ii)if an appeal is taken, until after the affirmance of the divorce 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 81-2-304; or
- (b)lawfully marries before May 14, 2019.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 366, 2024 General Session
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