30-1-4.5. Validity of marriage not solemnized.
(1) A marriage which is not solemnized according to this chapter shall be legal and valid
if a court or administrative order establishes that it arises out of a contract between a man and a
woman who:
(a) are of legal age and capable of giving consent;
(b) are legally capable of entering a solemnized marriage under the provisions of this
chapter;
(c) have cohabited;
(d) mutually assume marital rights, duties, and obligations; and
(e) who hold themselves out as and have acquired a uniform and general reputation as
husband and wife.
(2) The determination or establishment of a marriage under this section must occur
during the relationship described in Subsection (1), or within one year following the termination
of that relationship. Evidence of a marriage recognizable under this section may be manifested in
any form, and may be proved under the same general rules of evidence as facts in other cases.
Amended by Chapter 261, 2004 General Session
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