Nebraska Revised Statutes

Neb. Rev. Stat. § 42-116 (2026)

Marriage certificate and record as evidence

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The original certificate and record of marriage made by the minister, officer, or person, as prescribed in sections 42-101 to 42-117, and the record thereof, made as prescribed, a copy of such record, duly certified by such officer, or an abstract of marriage as defined in section 71-601.01, shall be received in all courts and places as presumptive evidence of the fact of such marriage.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2013–2021 · leading case: Vlach v. Vlach, 835 N.W.2d 72 (Neb. 2013).

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Vlach v. Vlach, 835 N.W.2d 72 (Neb. 2013). “” In the absence of the certificate, parties would be required to prove the existence of the marriage by some other means, as they did in this case.”

State v. Johnson, 967 N.W.2d 242 (Neb. 2021). · cites it 2× “51 Johnson adduced sufficient evidence to raise the affirma- tive defense that he “reasonably believed that he was legally eligible to remarry.”

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