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Marriage as civil contract; consent; license; solemnization.

MCL 551.2
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551.2. Marriage as civil contract; consent; license; solemnization. Sec. 2. So far as its validity in law is concerned, marriage is a civil contract between a man and a woman, to which the consent of parties capable in law of contracting is essential. Consent alone is not enough to effectuate a legal marriage on and after January 1, 1957. Consent shall be followed by obtaining a license as required by section 1 of Act No. 128 of the Public Acts of 1887, being section 551.101 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, or as provided for by section 1 of Act No. 180 of the Public Acts of 1897, being section 551.201 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, and solemnization as authorized by sections 7 to 18 of this chapter. R.S. 1846, Ch. 83; CL 1857, 3205; CL 1871, 4720; How. 6210; CL 1897, 8589; CL 1915, 11363; CL 1929, 12691; CL 1948, 551.2; Am. 1956, Act 44, Eff. Aug. 11, 1956; Am. 1996, Act 324, Imd. Eff. June 26, 1996
Source: Michigan Legislature (legislature.mi.gov)URL: https://legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-551-2Fetched: 10/20/2026

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