Any marriage that may have been or may be celebrated between persons, by license regularly issued, is valid, and the issue thereof is declared legitimate, although the baptismal name of either party may be omitted in the license, or a nickname be used instead thereof; provided, that the parties have consummated the marriage by cohabitation, and can be identified as the persons between whom such marriage was solemnized.
Structure 2021 Tennessee Code
§ 36-3-301. Persons Who May Solemnize Marriages
§ 36-3-302. Formula Not Required
§ 36-3-303. Return of License to Clerk — Penalty for Failure to Return — Society of Friends
§ 36-3-304. Form of Certificate
§ 36-3-305. Solemnizing Marriage Between Incapable Persons — Misdemeanor
§ 36-3-307. Nickname in License Does Not Invalidate Marriage
§ 36-3-308. Marriages During War Between the States Validated