25-902. Existing marriages; conversion to
covenant marriage; recording requirements
A husband and wife may enter into a covenant marriage by submitting to the clerk of
the superior court or any other official designated by the clerk pursuant to section
25-126 or 25-127 the declaration prescribed in section 25-901, subsection B, paragraphs 1
and 3 and a sworn statement of their names and the date and place their marriage was
contracted and by paying the fee prescribed in section 12-284, subsection A. The clerk
shall file all documentation required by this section and shall issue to the husband and
wife a certificate that documents the conversion. A husband and wife who apply for a
covenant marriage conversion under this section are not required to receive premarital
counseling required by section 25-901 and are not required to have the converted covenant
marriage separately solemnized. Conversion to a covenant marriage does not make valid a
marriage that is prohibited pursuant to this title or that is not validly contracted in
this state.
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