{"code":"FAM","codeName":"Family Code","section":"308","citation":"Fam. Code, § 308","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 3. MARRIAGE [300. - 560.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/family-code/division-3"},{"name":"PART 1. VALIDITY OF MARRIAGE [300. - 310.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/family-code/division-3/part-1"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 474, Sec. 4.   (AB 2882)   Effective January 1, 2017.","effective":"2017-01-01","html":"<p>A marriage contracted outside this state that would be valid by laws of the jurisdiction in which the marriage was contracted is valid in California.</p>","text":"A marriage contracted outside this state that would be valid by laws of the jurisdiction in which the marriage was contracted is valid in California.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/family-code/validity-of-marriage-308","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}