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Mich. Comp. Laws § 551.9

Solemnization of marriage; form; declaration by parties; witnesses.

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Revised Statutes of 1846


R.S. of 1846


551.9 Solemnization of marriage; form; declaration by parties; witnesses.

Sec. 9.

    In the solemnization of marriage, no particular form shall be required, except that the parties shall solemnly declare, in the presence of the person solemnizing the marriage and the attending witnesses, that they take each other as husband and wife; and in every case, there shall be at least 2 witnesses, besides the person solemnizing the marriage, present at the ceremony.

History: R.S. 1846, Ch. 83 ;-- CL 1857, 3212 ;-- CL 1871, 4727 ;-- How. 6217 ;-- CL 1897, 8596 ;-- CL 1915, 11370 ;-- CL 1929, 12698 ;-- CL 1948, 551.9 ;-- Am. 1972, Act 211, Eff. July 1, 1972

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2007–2021 · leading case: National Pride at Work, Inc v. Governor
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National Pride at Work, Inc v. Governor (2008) mich · cites it 2× “7; MCL 551.9; MCL 551.15; MCL 552.104; MCL 552.”
National Pride at Work, Inc v. Governor (2007) michctapp · cites it 2× “2, and taking each other as husband and wife, MCL 551.9. MCL 551.9 provides, in relevant part: “In the solemnization of marriage, no particular form shall be required, except that the parties shall solemnly declare .”
In re Estate of McDonald (2021) illappct “§ 23-2504 (a) (West 2016) (providing that a marriage may be validly solemnized “[b]y the mutual declarations of the two parties to be joined in marriage, made before an authorized officiating person and in the presence of at least two competent witnesses over 18 years of age,…”
In re Estate of McDonald (2021) illappct “§ 23-2504 (a) (West 2016) (providing that a marriage may be validly solemnized “[b]y the mutual declarations of the two parties to be joined in marriage, made before an authorized officiating person and in the presence of at least two competent witnesses over 18 years of age,…”
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