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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 42-114 (2026)

Want of jurisdiction; marriage not void, when

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No marriage solemnized before any person professing to be a minister of the gospel, shall be deemed or adjudged to be void, nor shall the validity thereof be in any way affected on account of any want of jurisdiction or authority in such supposed minister; Provided, the marriage be consummated with a full belief on the part of the persons so married, or either of them, that they have been lawfully joined in marriage.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1931–2021 · leading case: Collins v. Hoag & Rollins, Inc., 241 N.W. 766 (Neb. 1932).
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Collins v. Hoag & Rollins, Inc., 241 N.W. 766 (Neb. 1932). · cites it 8× “Section 42-114, Comp. St. 1929, provides: “No marriage solemnized before any person professing to be a justice of the peace, or a minister of' the gospel, shall ,be deemed or adjudged to be void * * * Provided,, the marriage be consummated with a full belief on the part of the…”
State v. Johnson, 967 N.W.2d 242 (Neb. 2021). · cites it 2× “This court has previously stated that Neb. Rev. Stat. § 42-114 (Reissue 2016) authorizes anyone to perform a valid marriage ceremony if he or she purports to be a minister of the gospel and if the marriage is consummated with a full belief on the part of either of the parties…”
Collins v. Hoag & Rollins, Inc., 238 N.W. 351 (Neb. 1931). · cites it 6× “1929, is unconstitutional and void for the reason that it is contradictory of section 42-114, Comp. St. 1929, and adds.”
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