NRS 122.010

What constitutes marriage; no common-law marriages after March 29, 1943

Applied in 8 court decisions — leading case Hay v. Hay (1984)

Most recently applied in Kirkpatrick v. Dist. Ct. (April 2002)

[1:33:1861; A 1943, 279; 1943 NCL § 4050]

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1. Marriage, so far as its validity in law is concerned, is a civil contract, to which the consent of the parties capable in law of contracting is essential. Consent alone will not constitute marriage; it must be followed by solemnization as authorized and provided by this chapter.

2. The provisions of subsection 1 requiring solemnization shall not invalidate any marriage contract in effect prior to March 29, 1943, to which the consent only of the parties capable in law of contracting the contract was essential.

Official source: Nevada Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Nevada statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.