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Tenn. Code Ann. § 36-3-306 (2026)

Marriage consummated by ceremony not invalidated by failure to comply with law - Restriction

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Failure to comply with the requirements of §§ 36-3-104 - 36-3-106, 36-3-109 - 36-3-111 shall not affect the validity of any marriage consummated by ceremony. No marriage shall be valid, whether consummated by ceremony or otherwise, if the marriage is prohibited in this state.

Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1049,s 7, eff. 5/21/2018.

Acts 1937, ch. 81, § 6; C. Supp. 1950, § 8414.6; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 36-420; Acts 1996, ch. 1031, § 4.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1997–2024 · leading case: Guzman v. Alvares, 205 S.W.3d 375 (Tenn. 2006).
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Guzman v. Alvares, 205 S.W.3d 375 (Tenn. 2006). · cites it 2× “Tennessee Code Annotated section 36-3-306 (2005) further provides that “[n]o marriage shall be valid, whether consummated by ceremony or otherwise, if the marriage is prohibited in this state.”
Aghili v. Saadatnejadi, 958 S.W.2d 784 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1997). · cites it 2× “See Tenn.Code Ann. § 36-3-306 (1996). Thus, if Mr.”
Sara Beth Stovall v. The City of Memphis (Tenn. Ct. App. 2004). · cites it 5× “” Relying on T.C.A. § 36-3-306, Ms. Stovall asserts that a marriage consummated by ceremony should not be invalidated by failure to comply with Tennessee’s marriage laws, to wit: Marriage consummated by ceremony not invalidated by failure to comply with law – Restriction –…”
Cynthia Evans v. Robert David Derrick (Tenn. Ct. App. 2024). · cites it 2× “Rather, Father submits that, under section 36-3-306(a), the trial court erred in determining that he opposed Grandmother’s visitation with the child.”
In Re: Est. of Betty D. Gentry Meek (Tenn. Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 2× “” The other is Tenn. Code Ann. § 36-3-306 , which states that “[n]o marriage shall be valid, whether consummated by ceremony or otherwise, if the marriage is prohibited in this state.”
Marvin Dewayne Echols v. Elke Monika Echols (Tenn. Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 2× “Tennessee Code Annotated section 36-3-306 (2005) further provides that “[n]o marriage shall be valid, whether consummated by ceremony or otherwise, if the marriage is prohibited in this state.”
Tenn. Code Ann. § 36-3-306(a): 1 case
Cynthia Evans v. Robert David Derrick (Tenn. Ct. App. 2024). “Rather, Father submits that, under section 36-3-306(a), the trial court erred in determining that he opposed Grandmother’s visitation with the child.”
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