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Section 46b-28 – (Formerly Sec. 46-6). Validity of marriages celebrated in a foreign country

May 15, 2021 | Connecticut, Family Law

All marriages in which one or both parties are citizens of this state, celebrated in a foreign country, shall be valid, provided:

(1) Each party would have legal capacity to contract such marriage in this state and the marriage is celebrated in conformity with the law of that country; or
(2) the marriage is celebrated, in the presence of the ambassador or minister to that country from the United States or in the presence of a consular officer of the United States accredited to such country, at a place within his consular jurisdiction, by any ordained or licensed clergyman engaged in the work of the ministry in any state of the United States or in any foreign country.

Conn. Gen. Stat. ยง 46b-28

(1949 Rev., S. 7303; February, 1965, P.A. 94; P.A. 78-230, S. 14, 54.)

Annotation to former section 46-6: The marriage of a niece and her uncle in Italy, though valid there and contracted without intent to evade the law of this state, held not valid in this state. 148 Conn. 288. Annotation to present section: Cited. 213 Conn. 637.