NC General Statutes

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 51-3.2 (2026)

Marriage licensed and solemnized by a federally recognized Indian Nation or Tribe

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(a) Subject to the restriction provided in subsection (b), a marriage between a man and a woman licensed and solemnized according to the law of a federally recognized Indian Nation or Tribe shall be valid and the parties to the marriage shall be lawfully married.

(b) When the law of a federally recognized Indian Nation or Tribe allows persons to obtain a marriage license from the register of deeds and the parties to a marriage do so, Chapter 51 of the General Statutes shall apply and the marriage shall be valid only if the issuance of the license and the solemnization of the marriage is conducted in compliance with this Chapter. (2001-62, s. 5.)

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 2006–2006 · 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 8× “North Carolina acknowledges and celebrates the solemnity of a native tribal wedding ceremony and validates the ceremony as a recognized marriage as evidenced in the General Assembly's passage of N.C. Gen. Stat. § 51-3.2 (2003). The statute provides: (a) Subject to the…”

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