Colorado Marriage Laws | § 14-2-102

Colorado Revised Statutes 14-2-102

Purposes - rules of construction

(1) This part 1 shall be liberally construed and applied to promote its underlying purposes.

(2) Its underlying purposes are:

(a) To strengthen and preserve the integrity of marriage and to safeguard meaningful family relationships;

(b) To provide adequate procedures for the solemnization and registration of marriage.

(Source: L. 73: R&RE, p. 1016, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 90-1-2.)

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§ 14-2-109 Solemnization and registration of marriages - proxy marriage
§ 14-2-101 Short title
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