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Utah Code § 81-2-407

Validity of a foreign marriage -- Exceptions

Amended by Chapter 451, 2026 General Session

(1) As used in this section, "minor" means an individual who is younger than 18 years old.

(2) A marriage solemnized in any other country, state, or territory, if valid where solemnized, is valid in this state, unless:

(a) the marriage would be prohibited and declared void in this state under Subsection 81-2-403(1)(a); or

(b) the marriage is between parties who are related to each other within and including three degrees of consanguinity, except as provided in Subsection 81-2-402(2).

(3) Notwithstanding Subsection (2), a marriage solemnized in any other country, state, or territory, in which at least one of the parties of the marriage was a minor at the time of the marriage solemnization, is invalid in this state unless:

(a) the minor was 16 or 17 years old at the time of the marriage solemnization;

(b) the age difference between both parties to the marriage is not more than four years;

(c) the minor obtained consent from a parent or guardian to enter the marriage;

(d) the minor voluntarily entered the marriage; and

(e) before the parties entered the marriage, a court provided written authorization for the marriage.

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