All marriages to which there are no legal impediments, solemnized before or in any religious organization or congregation, according to the established ritual or form commonly practiced therein, are valid, and a certificate containing the particulars specified in RCW 26.04.080 and 26.04.090, shall be made and filed for record by the person or persons presiding or officiating in or recording the proceedings of such religious organization or congregation, in the manner and with like effect as in ordinary cases.
RCW 26.04.120
Marriage according to religious ritual.
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case In Re Marriage of Akon (2011)
Most recently applied in In Re Marriage of Akon (February 2011)
Code 1881 s 2389; RRS s 8448.
Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.