Illinois Compiled Statutes
750 ILCS 5/213 (2026)
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(750 ILCS 5/213)
(from Ch. 40, par. 213)
Sec. 213.
Validity.) All marriages contracted within this
State, prior to the effective date of this Act, or outside this
State, that were valid at the time of the contract or subsequently
validated by the laws of the place in which they were contracted
or by the domicile of the parties, are valid in this State, except
where contrary to the public policy of this State.
(Source: P.A. 80-923.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1994–2026 · leading case: Bangaly v. Baggiani, 2014 IL App (1st) 123760 (Ill. App. Ct. 2014).
Bangaly v. Baggiani, 2014 IL App (1st) 123760 (Ill. App. Ct. 2014). “” 750 ILCS 5/213 (West 2010). Such “Prohibited Marriages” include marriages entered into prior to the dissolution of an earlier marriage of one of the parties and incestuous marriages.”
In Re Est. of Banks, 629 N.E.2d 1223 (Ill. App. Ct. 1994). “Section 213 of the Act (750 ILCS 5/213 (West 1992)) establishes what marriages are considered valid in Illinois.”
Bardhan v. Nw. Mem'l Hosp., 2026 IL App (1st) 240371-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2026). “During argument on the motion, defense counsel argued that there was no evidence that the marriage was invalid and that, under the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act (750 ILCS 5/213 (West 2022)), “marriages contracted outside of the State, that were valid at the…”
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