Marriage Flashcards
1
Q
Requirements
A
(1) License
(2) Ceremony w/authorized officiants
(3) NO Legal Impediments to marriage:
- Can’t be too closely related
- Can’t already be married to someone else (bigamy)
(4) Capacity to Consent
2
Q
Common Law Marriage
A
Generally 3 Req. =
(1) Consent to Marriage
(2) Co-Habit
(3) Holding yourself out publicly as husband and wife
3
Q
Marriage by Estoppel or Putative Marriage
A
Equitable remedy that may be given by some courts to the innocent party who acted in good faith when entering an invalid marriage
