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Or. Rev. Stat. § 106.010 (2026)

Marriage as civil contract; age of parties

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      106.010 Marriage as civil contract; age of parties. Marriage is a civil contract entered into in person by males at least 18 years of age and females at least 18 years of age, who are otherwise capable, and solemnized in accordance with ORS 106.150. [Amended by 1965 c.422 §1; 1975 c.583 §1; 2025 c.224 §1]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9 cases, 1981–2016 · leading case: Geiger v. Kitzhaber, 994 F. Supp. 2d 1128 (D. Or. 2014).
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Geiger v. Kitzhaber, 994 F. Supp. 2d 1128 (D. Or. 2014). · cites it 4× “Or.Rev.Stat. § 106.010. It is that right, to enter into a civil contract of marriage, and the right to share in the benefits and obligations flowing from that civil contract, that are at issue here.”
Li v. State, 110 P.3d 91 (Or. 2005). · cites it 2× “6 Our review begins with ORS 106.010, which defines marriage in Oregon.”
State v. Arndt, 320 P.3d 104 (Wash. Ct. App. 2014). “ORS §§ 106.010, .060. But sentencing courts may only rely on facts in the out-of-state record that are admitted or proved to the fact finder beyond a reasonable doubt in the out-of-state conviction.”
Shineovich & Kemp, 214 P.3d 29 (Or. Ct. App. 2009). · cites it 2× “ORS 106.010 defines the term as “a civil contract entered into in person by males at least 17 years of age and females at least 17 years of age, who are otherwise capable, and solemnized in accordance with ORS 106.”
Tanner v. Oregon Health Sciences Univ., 971 P.2d 435 (Or. Ct. App. 1998). “ORS 106.010; ORS 106.041. No party raises, and we do not address, the constitutionality of prohibiting homosexual couples from marrying.”
Belgarde v. Linn, 134 P.3d 1082 (Or. Ct. App. 2006). “In this case, plaintiff argues, defendants knew that, under ORS 106.010 3 and ORS 106.041, 4 they had an obligation to reject applications for marriage licenses to same-sex *441 couples.”
Weseman v. Weseman, 626 P.2d 942 (Or. Ct. App. 1981). “It is obvious defendant is not "married” in the legal sense, ORS 106.010 - ORS 106.990; however, we find defendant’s "blessed cohabitation” to be merely an artifice to defeat the provisions of the property settlement agreement.”
State Ex Rel. Juv. Dep't v. Williams, 640 P.2d 675 (Or. Ct. App. 1982). “” Appellant was not married according to law, in that she was 16 years old at the time; ORS 106.010 provides that “marriage is a civil contract entered into * * * [by] females at least 17 years of age * * * .”
Sato v. Hanlon (In re Hanlon), 557 B.R. 801 (Bankr. D. Or. 2016). “Thus, even if this Court were to begin with the dictionary, it would eventually look to Oregon law in defining “spouse” for purposes of § 523(a)(15).”
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