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Section 46b-22a – Validation of marriages performed by unauthorized justice of the peace or family support referee

May 15, 2021 | Connecticut, Family Law

(a) All marriages celebrated before June 6, 2014, otherwise valid except that the justice of the peace joining such persons in marriage did not have a valid certificate of qualification, are validated, provided the justice of the peace who joined such persons in marriage represented himself or herself to be a duly qualified justice of the peace and such persons reasonably relied upon such representation.
(b) All marriages celebrated before June 24, 2015, otherwise valid except that the family support referee joining such persons in marriage did not have explicit statutory authority to solemnize marriages in this state, are validated, provided the family support referee who joined such persons in marriage represented himself or herself to be a duly qualified family support referee and such persons reasonably relied upon such representation.

Conn. Gen. Stat. ยง 46b-22a

(P.A. 82-166, S. 1, 4; P.A. 84-171, S. 1, 7; P.A. 85-83, S. 1, 2; P.A. 87-587, S. 13, 18; P.A. 89-4, S. 1, 2; P.A. 91-12, S. 1, 3; P.A. 93-87, S. 1, 3; P.A. 95-6, S. 1, 3; P.A. 96-258, S. 4, 5; P.A. 97-10, S. 1, 3; P.A. 99-20, S. 1, 3; P.A. 01-4, S. 1, 3; P.A. 02-71, S. 3; P.A. 03-238, S. 1; P.A. 06-195, S. 18; P.A. 14-146, S. 3; P.A. 15-85, S. 5.)

Amended by P.A. 15-0085, S. 5 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2015 Regular Session, eff. 6/24/2015.
Amended by P.A. 14-0146, S. 3 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2014 Regular Session, eff. 6/6/2014.