25-125. Marriage ceremony; official; witnesses;
marriage license; covenant marriages
A. A valid marriage is contracted by a male person and a female person with a
proper marriage license who participate in a ceremony conducted by and in the presence of
a person who is authorized to solemnize marriages and at which at least two witnesses who
are at least eighteen years of age participate.
B. A marriage license shall be signed by both persons married, two of the witnesses
to the marriage ceremony and the person who solemnized the marriage, who shall return the
signed marriage license to the clerk of the superior court for recording.
C. This section does not apply to the conversion of an existing marriage that is
valid in this state to a covenant marriage that complies with the requirements of section
25-902.
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