Chapter

MARRIAGE GENERALLY

O.C.G.A. § 19-3-1— Prerequisites to valid marriage
O.C.G.A. § 19-3-1.1— Common-law marriage; effectiveness
O.C.G.A. § 19-3-2— Who may contract marriage; emancipation requirement; minimum age for marriage
O.C.G.A. § 19-3-3— Degrees of relationship within which intermarriage prohibited; penalty; effect of prohibited marriage
O.C.G.A. § 19-3-3.1— Marriages between persons of same sex prohibited; marriages not recognized
O.C.G.A. § 19-3-4— Nature of consent required
O.C.G.A. § 19-3-5— What marriages void; legitimacy of issue; effect of later ratification
O.C.G.A. § 19-3-6— Effect of restraints on marriage; when valid
O.C.G.A. § 19-3-7— Contracts attempting to force marriage void
O.C.G.A. § 19-3-8— Interspousal tort immunity continued
O.C.G.A. § 19-3-9— Each spouse’s property separate
O.C.G.A. § 19-3-10— Right of married persons to contract; presumptions
O.C.G.A. § 19-3-30— Issuance, return, and recording of license
O.C.G.A. § 19-3-30.1— Premarital education; fees; special requirements if marriage applicant is 17 years old
O.C.G.A. § 19-3-31— Issuance of licenses at satellite courthouses in certain counties
O.C.G.A. § 19-3-32— Penalty for improper issuance of license
O.C.G.A. § 19-3-33— Application for marriage license; contents; supplement marriage report
O.C.G.A. § 19-3-33.1— Use of surname in application for marriage license
O.C.G.A. § 19-3-34— Marriage application to be filed; use as evidence; transmission to the state registrar
O.C.G.A. § 19-3-35— Issuance of license to applicants otherwise eligible
O.C.G.A. § 19-3-35.1— AIDS brochures; listing of HIV test sites; acknowledgment of receipt
O.C.G.A. § 19-3-36— Proof of age of applicants
O.C.G.A. § 19-3-37— [Reserved] Parental consent to marriage of underage applicants; when necessary; how obtained
O.C.G.A. § 19-3-38— [Reserved] Notification of parents of underage applicants; additional fee
O.C.G.A. § 19-3-39— Certification and recordation of marriage after publication of banns
O.C.G.A. § 19-3-40— Blood test for sickle cell disease; information to be provided
O.C.G.A. § 19-3-41— Department of Public Health marriage manual; distribution; rules and regulations
O.C.G.A. § 19-3-41.1— Fact sheet for distribution by premarital education providers; requirements
O.C.G.A. § 19-3-42— Effect on marriage due to the lack of authority in person officiating
O.C.G.A. § 19-3-43— Marriage in another state; effect in this state
O.C.G.A. § 19-3-44— Return of license to parties
O.C.G.A. § 19-3-45— Actions for improper issuance of marriage license; attorney’s fee and court costs; disposition of balance of recovery
O.C.G.A. § 19-3-46— Forfeiture for officiating at marriage without license or banns
O.C.G.A. § 19-3-47— Penalty for filing false information in application for license
O.C.G.A. § 19-3-48— Penalty for officiating at illegal marriage ceremony
O.C.G.A. § 19-3-49— Acceptance by judges of tips, consideration, or gratu- ities
O.C.G.A. § 19-3-60— Definition; marriage as valuable consideration
O.C.G.A. § 19-3-61— Effect of minority of party
O.C.G.A. § 19-3-62— Requirements and construction of antenuptial agreements
O.C.G.A. § 19-3-63— Construction of marriage contract; attestation
O.C.G.A. § 19-3-64— Voluntary execution of antenuptial agreement; conveyance of property during marriage
O.C.G.A. § 19-3-65— Powers of superior court judge in appointing and removing trustees and protecting trust estate
O.C.G.A. § 19-3-66— Enforcement of marriage contracts, postnuptial settlements, and antenuptial agreements