(a) All marriages contracted outside this state that would be valid by the laws of the state or country in which the marriages were consummated and in which the parties then actually resided shall be valid in all the courts in this state.
(b) This section shall not apply to a marriage between persons of the same sex.
Structure Arkansas Code
Subtitle 2 - Domestic Relations
Subchapter 1 - General Provisions
§ 9-11-101. Marriage a civil contract — Consent of parties
§ 9-11-102. Minimum age — Parental consent — Definition
§ 9-11-103. Minimum age — Exception
§ 9-11-104. Minimum age — Lack of parental consent or misrepresentation of age — Annulment
§ 9-11-105. Marriage of underage parties voidable
§ 9-11-106. Incestuous marriages — Penalties for entering into or solemnizing
§ 9-11-107. Validity of foreign marriages
§ 9-11-108. Presumption of spouse's death — Validity of subsequent marriage