Wyoming Statutes

Wyo. Stat. § 20-1-101 (2026)

Marriage a civil contract.

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Marriage is a civil contract between a male and a female person
to which the consent of the parties capable of contracting is
essential.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 12 cases, 1981–2017 · leading case: An Inquiry Concerning the Honorable Ruth Neely, Mun. Court Judge & Circuit Court Magistrate, Ninth Jud. Dist., Pinedale, Sublette Cnty., Wyoming<br /><br />Judge Ruth Neely v. Wyoming Comm'n On Jud. Conduct & Ethics., 2017 WY 25 (Wyo. 2017).

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An Inquiry Concerning the Honorable Ruth Neely, Mun. Court Judge & Circuit Court Magistrate, Ninth Jud. Dist., Pinedale, Sublette Cnty., Wyoming<br /><br />Judge Ruth Neely v. Wyoming Comm'n On Jud. Conduct & Ethics., 2017 WY 25 (Wyo. 2017). · cites it 10× “” Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 20-1-101 (LexisNexis 2015).”

Windsor v. United States, 699 F.3d 169 (2d Cir. 2012). · cites it 2× “The statutory prohibitions or amendments of nineteen of these forty-one states forbid not only same-sex marriage, but any other form of relationship recognition, such as domestic partnership or civil union, between two persons of the same sex.”

Christiansen v. Christiansen, 2011 WY 90 (Wyo. 2011). · cites it 7× “" Since Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 20-1-101 (Lexis-Nexis 2009) defines a marriage, in pertinent part, as "a civil contract between a male and a female person," the district court deter *155 mined "the Wyoming Statutes do not grant the Court jurisdiction to dissolve a same-sex marriage.”

Lewis v. Harris, 908 A.2d 196 (N.J. 2006). “01; Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 20-1-101 . [12] See Dean v.”

Combs v. Sherry-Combs, 865 P.2d 50 (Wyo. 1993). · cites it 2× “While our law recognizes marriage as a civil contract, Wyo.Stat. § 20-1-101 (1987), dissolution of a marriage requires a decree of divorce by a district court with appropriate jurisdiction.”

Conaway v. Deane, 932 A.2d 571 (Md. 2007). “01; Wyo Stat Ann § 20-1-101 (Michie). . Judge Raker agrees that rational basis review is the appropriate standard to apply to analysis of Appellees’ Article 24 argument (Raker dissent, op.”

Andersen v. King Cnty., 138 P.3d 963 (Wash. 2006). “title 15, § 8 (Lexis-Nexis 2002) Virginia: Va.Code Ann. § 20-45.2 (Lexis-Nexis 2004) Washington: RCW 26.”

Kinnison v. Kinnison, 627 P.2d 594 (Wyo. 1981). · cites it 2× “e, qualifications for entering the marriage contract, formalities for becoming married, rights and liabilities resulting therefrom particularly to preserve the separate property rights of the wife, and the method of dissolution and results thereof including disposition of…”

Andersen v. King Cnty., 158 Wash. 2d 1 (Wash. 2006). “Code 48-2-104 (LexisNexis 2004) Wisconsin: no law or constitutional amendment restricting marriage to one man and one woman Wyoming: Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 20-1-101 (LexisNexis 2005) States with constitutional amendments pending for election in 2006: Idaho South Carolina South Dakota…”

Port v. Cowan, 44 A.3d 970 (Md. 2012). “See Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 20-1-101 (LexisNexis through 2011 regular session).”

Jack Pidgeon & Larry Hicks v. Mayor Sylvester Turner & City of Houston, 538 S.W.3d 73 (2017). “LXXXIII, § 1 ; Cal. Const. art. I, § 7.5 ; Colo. Const.”

Maryland Attorney Gen. Opinion 95 OAG 003 (Md. Att'y Gen. 2010). “21 Wyo. Stat. Ann. §20-1-101 . 22 As indicated in Part II.”

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