Wash. Rev. Code » Title 26 · Chapter 26.04

Wash. Rev. Code § 26.04.070

Form of solemnization

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In the solemnization of marriage no particular form is required, except that the parties thereto shall assent or declare in the presence of the minister, priest, imam, rabbi, or similar official of any religious organization, or judicial officer solemnizing the same, and in the presence of at least two attending witnesses, that they take each other to be spouses.
[ 2012 c 3 s 6 (Referendum Measure No. 74, approved November 6, 2012); Code 1881 s 2383; 1866 p 82 s 5; RRS s 8443.]

Notes:

Notice—2012 c 3: See note following RCW 26.04.010.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1994–2022 · leading case: In re the Marriage of Akon
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In re the Marriage of Akon (2011) washctapp “¶23 In Washington, a marriage “is a civil contract between a male and a female who have each attained the age of eighteen years, and who are otherwise capable.” RCW 26.04.010(1). A marriage can be solemnized if the parties assent before the officiating official and two witnesses…”
Matter of Estate of Lint (1998) wash “RCW 26.04.070; Nev.Rev.Stat. § 122.080 (1997).”
Murphy v. Lint (1998) wash “RCW 26.04.070; Nev. Rev. Stat. § 122.080 (1997).”
In Re Marriage of Akon (2011) washctapp “RCW 26.04.070. Marriages performed in accord with common religious practices are also valid if the appropriate paperwork is filed.”
In re Ross (1994) waeb “RCW 26.04.070(4). None of those exceptions are applicable here.”
Reynalda Mata Sandoval v. Department of Labor & Industries (2022) washctapp “060, 1 RCW 26.04.070 provides in relevant part: “In the solemnization of marriage no particular form is required, except that the parties thereto shall assent or declare in the presence of [a religious official or judicial officer], and in the presence of at least two attending…”
— Wash. Rev. Code § 26.04.070(4) — 1 case
In re Ross (1994) waeb “RCW 26.04.070(4). None of those exceptions are applicable here.”
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