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Chapter 0.1. Legislative Intent
31-11-0.1-1. "Repealed Statutes" - Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "repealed statutes" refer...
31-11-0.1-2. p.l.180-1986 Intended to Be Codification and Restatement; No Effect on Rights, Liabilities, Penalties, Violations, or Proceedings Before March 4, 1986 - Sec. 2. (a) P.L.180-1986 is intended to be a codification...
Chapter 1. Who May Marry
31-11-1-1. Same Sex Marriages Prohibited - Sec. 1. (a) Only a female may marry a male....
31-11-1-2. Marriage to Close Relative Prohibited; Marriages Between Cousins; Exceptions - Sec. 2. Two (2) individuals may not marry each other...
31-11-1-3. Bigamous Marriages Prohibited - Sec. 3. Two (2) individuals may not marry each other...
31-11-1-4. Minimum Age for Marriage - Sec. 4. Except as provided in sections 5 and 7...
31-11-1-5. Marriage of Individual 16 or 17 Years of Age - Sec. 5. Two (2) individuals may marry each other if:...
31-11-1-6. Repealed - [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-7-1-7.] As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.3. Repealed...
31-11-1-7. Petition for Marriage of Individual 16 or 17 Years of Age; Evidentiary Hearing; Emancipation - Sec. 7. (a) A minor who is sixteen (16) or...
Chapter 2. Repealed - [Pre-1997 Recodification Citations: Repealed by P.L.94-2020, SEC.7.
Chapter 3. Uniform Premarital Agreement Act
31-11-3-1. Applicability of Chapter - Sec. 1. This chapter applies to a premarital agreement executed...
31-11-3-2. "Premarital Agreement" Defined - Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "premarital agreement" means...
31-11-3-3. "Property" Defined - Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "property" means an...
31-11-3-4. Agreement Must Be in Writing; Consideration Not Required - Sec. 4. A premarital agreement must be in writing and...
31-11-3-5. Content; Child Support Unaffected - Sec. 5. (a) Parties to a premarital agreement may contract...
31-11-3-6. Effective Date - Sec. 6. A premarital agreement becomes effective upon marriage. [Pre-1997...
31-11-3-7. Amendment or Revocation Must Be in Writing; Consideration Not Required - Sec. 7. After marriage, a premarital agreement may be amended...
31-11-3-8. Enforceability of Agreement - Sec. 8. (a) A premarital agreement is not enforceable if...
31-11-3-9. Effect of Void Marriage - Sec. 9. If a marriage is determined to be void,...
31-11-3-10. Tolling of Statute of Limitations During Marriage; Equitable Defenses - Sec. 10. Any statute of limitations applicable to an action...
Chapter 4. Marriage Licenses and Certificates
31-11-4-0.2. Effect of Enactment of Prior Law - Sec. 0.2. The addition of IC 31-7-3-15.5 (before its repeal,...
31-11-4-0.3. Legalization of Court Orders Relating to Certain Marriages; Issuance of Duplicate License; State Department of Health Shall Accept Order - Sec. 0.3. (a) If before March 8, 1994: (1) an...
31-11-4-0.4. Legalization of Certain Marriage Licenses Issued After August 31, 1984, and Before April 16, 1985 - Sec. 0.4. A marriage solemnized under the legal authority of...
31-11-4-1. Marriage License Required to Marry - Sec. 1. Before two (2) individuals may marry each other,...
31-11-4-2. Prerequisites for Issuance of Marriage License - Sec. 2. A clerk of a circuit court may not...
31-11-4-3. County of Residence or Solemnization; Place to Obtain License - Sec. 3. Individuals who intend to marry must obtain a...
31-11-4-4. Application; Sexually Transmitted Diseases Acknowledgment; Lifetime Sex or Violent Offender; Religious Objections - Sec. 4. (a) An application for a marriage license must...
31-11-4-5. Distribution of Information Concerning Serious Communicable Diseases That Are Sexually Transmitted - Sec. 5. (a) The clerk of the circuit court shall...
31-11-4-6. Proof of Birth Date - Sec. 6. Each individual who applies for a marriage license...
31-11-4-7. Birth Date Information Required for Issuance of Marriage License - Sec. 7. A clerk of a circuit court or a...
31-11-4-8. Repealed - [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-7-3-6.] As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.3. Repealed...
31-11-4-9. Expiration of Application - Sec. 9. An application for a marriage license expires sixty...
31-11-4-10. Expiration of License - Sec. 10. A marriage license expires sixty (60) days after...
31-11-4-11. Conditions Precluding Issuance of Marriage License - Sec. 11. A clerk of a circuit court may not...
31-11-4-12. Refusal to Issue Marriage License; Notice; Hearing; Finding; Costs - Sec. 12. (a) If it appears that two (2) individuals...
31-11-4-13. Duty to Present Marriage License to Individual Authorized to Solemnize Marriages - Sec. 13. Individuals who intend to marry each other must...
31-11-4-14. Marriage License as Authorization of Solemnization of Marriage - Sec. 14. A marriage license that is issued under this...
31-11-4-15. Marriage Certificates - Sec. 15. Each marriage license must have two (2) certificates...
31-11-4-16. Completion, Disposition, Filing, and Recording of Marriage Certificates and Marriage Licenses - Sec. 16. (a) The individual who solemnizes a marriage shall...
31-11-4-17. Failure to File Marriage Certificates and Marriage Licenses; Declaratory Order Upon Proof of Marriage; Legal Effect; Recording Requirements - Sec. 17. (a) If the individual who solemnizes a marriage...
31-11-4-18. Records of Marriage; Paper or Electronic Forms; Index - Sec. 18. (a) The clerk of the circuit court shall...
31-11-4-19. Public Inspection of Statistical Data From Marriage Records - Sec. 19. Statistical data derived from records of marriages are...
Chapter 5. Repealed - [Pre-1997 Recodification Citations: Repealed by P.L.41-2005, SEC.2.
Chapter 6. Authority to Solemnize Marriages
31-11-6-1. Persons Authorized to Solemnize Marriages - Sec. 1. (a) Marriages may be solemnized by any of...
Chapter 7. Rights and Liabilities Incident to Marriage
31-11-7-1. Abolition of Legal Disabilities of Married Women to Make Contracts - Sec. 1. All legal disabilities of a married woman to...
31-11-7-2. Married Women's Property Rights - Sec. 2. A married woman has the same rights concerning...
31-11-7-3. Tort Liability of Married Women - Sec. 3. A married woman is liable for torts committed...
31-11-7-4. Husband's Immunity for Wife's Contracts or Torts - Sec. 4. A husband is not liable for the contracts...
Chapter 8. Void Marriages
31-11-8-0.3. Legalization of Certain Marriages Between First Cousins - Sec. 0.3. Marriages between first cousins that were solemnized before...
31-11-8-1. Marriages Void Without Legal Proceedings - Sec. 1. A marriage that is solemnized in Indiana and...
31-11-8-2. Prior Existing Marriage - Sec. 2. A marriage is void if either party to...
31-11-8-3. Marriage to Close Relative; Marriages Between Cousins; Exceptions - Sec. 3. A marriage is void if the parties to...
31-11-8-4. Mentally Incompetent Persons - Sec. 4. A marriage is void if either party to...
31-11-8-5. Common Law Marriages Entered Into After January 1, 1958 - Sec. 5. A marriage is void if the marriage is...
31-11-8-6. Foreign Marriage Solemnized Between Indiana Residents to Evade Indiana Law - Sec. 6. A marriage is void if the parties to...
Chapter 9. Voidable Marriages
31-11-9-1. Actions to Annul Voidable Marriages - Sec. 1. Actions to annul voidable marriages under this chapter...
31-11-9-2. Incapacity to Marry Because of Age or Mental Incompetence - Sec. 2. A marriage is voidable if a party to...
31-11-9-3. Fraud - Sec. 3. A marriage is voidable if the marriage was...
Chapter 10. Actions to Annul Voidable Marriages
31-11-10-0.3. Legalization of Certain Judgments for Annulment of Marriage - Sec. 0.3. A judgment for annulment of marriage that was:...
31-11-10-1. Action by Party Incapable of Contracting Marriage; Petition Filed by Guardian - Sec. 1. (a) This section applies to a marriage that...
31-11-10-2. Action by Victim of Fraud; Defense - Sec. 2. (a) This section applies to a marriage that...
31-11-10-3. Jurisdiction - Sec. 3. A circuit or superior court has jurisdiction over...
31-11-10-4. Procedure; Filing in County of Guardian's Residence - Sec. 4. (a) An action to annul a voidable marriage...
Chapter 11. Offenses
31-11-11-1. False Information in Marriage License Application - Sec. 1. A person who knowingly furnishes false information to...
31-11-11-2. Repealed - [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-7-9-2.] As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.3. Amended...
31-11-11-3. False Information Concerning Applicant's Physical Condition - Sec. 3. An applicant for a marriage license who knowingly...
31-11-11-4. Acceptance of False Information Concerning Applicant's Physical Condition - Sec. 4. A clerk of the circuit court or a...
31-11-11-5. Solemnization of Marriage in Violation of This Article - Sec. 5. A person who: (1) is authorized to solemnize...
31-11-11-6. Attempt to Solemnize Marriage by Person Not Authorized to Solemnize Marriages - Sec. 6. A person who: (1) attempts to solemnize a...
31-11-11-7. Solemnization of Marriage Between Persons Prohibited From Marrying - Sec. 7. A person who knowingly solemnizes a marriage of...
31-11-11-8. Failure to Timely File Marriage License and Duplicate Marriage Certificate - Sec. 8. A person who: (1) solemnizes a marriage; and...