All marriages contracted without this state, which would be valid by the laws of the country in which the same were contracted, shall be valid in all courts and places in this state. It is the strong public policy of this state only to recognize as valid marriages from other states that are between a man and a woman.
K.S.A. 23-2508
Validity of marriages contracted without state
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Marie v. Mosier (2016)
Most recently applied in Marie v. Mosier (July 2016)
L. 1867, ch. 84, § 9; G.S. 1868, ch. 61, § 9; R.S. 1923, 23-115 ; L. 1996, ch. 142, § 3; July 1.
Official source: Kansas Office of Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Kansas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.