PART 1. VALIDITY OF MARRIAGE

Part 1 enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10.

§§ 300–310 · 12 sections

§ 300 (a) Marriage is a personal relation arising out of a civil contract between two persons, to which the consent of the parties capable of making that contract is…
§ 301 Two unmarried persons 18 years of age or older, who are not otherwise disqualified, are capable of consenting to and consummating marriage.
§ 302 (a) An unmarried person under 18 years of age may be issued a marriage license upon obtaining a court order granting permission to the underage person or…
§ 303 If it appears to the satisfaction of the court by application of a minor that the minor requires a written consent to marry and that the minor has no parent or…
§ 304 (a) In determining whether to issue a court order granting permission to marry pursuant to Section 302 or 303, the court shall do all of the following: (1)…
§ 305 Consent to and solemnization of marriage may be proved under the same general rules of evidence as facts are proved in other cases.
§ 306 Except as provided in Section 307, a marriage shall be licensed, solemnized, and authenticated, and the authenticated marriage license shall be returned to the…
§ 306.5 (a) Parties to a marriage shall not be required to have the same name. Neither party shall be required to change their name. A person’s name shall not change…
§ 307 This division, so far as it relates to the solemnizing of marriage, is not applicable to members of a particular religious society or denomination not having…
§ 308 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.
§ 309 If either party to a marriage denies the marriage, or refuses to join in a declaration of the marriage, the other party may proceed, by action pursuant to…
§ 310 Marriage is dissolved only by one of the following: (a) The death of one of the parties. (b) A judgment of dissolution of marriage. (c) A judgment of nullity…