Idaho Code

Idaho Code § 32-209 (2026)

Recognition of foreign or out-of-state marriages.

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Recognition of foreign or out-of-state marriages.

All marriages contracted without this state, which would be valid by the laws of the state or country in which the same were contracted, are valid in this state, unless they violate the public policy of this state. Marriages that violate the public policy of this state include, but are not limited to, same-sex marriages, and marriages entered into under the laws of another state or country with the intent to evade the prohibitions of the marriage laws of this state.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases, 1961–2015 · leading case: Bourke v. Beshear, 996 F. Supp. 2d 542 (W.D. Ky. 2014).

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Bourke v. Beshear, 996 F. Supp. 2d 542 (W.D. Ky. 2014). “6 (West 2013) (repealed 2011); Idaho Code Ann. § 32-209 (West 2013); 750 III.”

Gibson v. Hughes, 192 F. Supp. 564 (S.D.N.Y. 1961). “Code, § 63); Idaho Code § 32-209 (1947); ¿an.Gen.Stat.”

Latta v. Otter, 19 F. Supp. 3d 1054 (2014). · cites it 5× “See Idaho Code § 32-209 . That is, unless the marriage is between two persons of the same sex.”

State v. Francisco Perez Orozco (Idaho Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 2× “I.C. § 32-209. However, Orozco failed to show that the documentation was newly discovered or material to a valid defense.”

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