NC General Statutes

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 51-1.1 (2026)

Certain marriages performed by ministers of Universal Life Church validated

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Any marriages performed by ministers of the Universal Life Church prior to July 3, 1981, are validated, unless they have been invalidated by a court of competent jurisdiction, provided that all other requirements of law have been met and the marriages would have been valid if performed by an official authorized by law to perform wedding ceremonies. (1981, c. 797.)

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases, 1988–2014 · leading case: Pickard v. Pickard, 625 S.E.2d 869 (N.C. Ct. App. 2006).

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Pickard v. Pickard, 625 S.E.2d 869 (N.C. Ct. App. 2006). · cites it 10× “Following the Court's decision in Lynch , the General Assembly enacted N.C. Gen. Stat. § 51-1.1 , which provides: Any marriages performed by ministers of the Universal Life Church prior to July 3, 1981, are validated, unless they have been invalidated by a court of competent…”

Duncan v. Duncan, 754 S.E.2d 451 (N.C. Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 18× “2d 354, 358 (1985) (stating that a marriage performed by a minister of the Universal Life Church, not otherwise cured by N.C. Gen. Stat. § 51-1.1 , was voidable).”

Blackwell v. Magee, 531 So. 2d 1193 (Miss. 1988). “This curative statute is codified as N.C.G.S. § 51-1.1 (1984). See Fulton v. Vickery, 73 N.”

Matter of Last Will & Test. of Blackwell, 531 So. 2d 1193 (Miss. 1988). “This curative statute is codified as N.C.G.S. § 51-1.1 (1984). See Fulton v. Vickery, 73 N.”

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