Kansas Marriage Laws | § Kan. Const. art. 15, § 16.

Constitution of the State of Kansas Kan. Const. art. 15, § 16.

Marriage.

(a) The marriage contract is to be considered in law as a civil contract. Marriage shall be constituted by one man and one woman only. All other marriages are declared to be contrary to the public policy of this state and are void.

(b) No relationship, other than a marriage, shall be recognized by the state as entitling the parties to the rights or in

cidents of marriage.

L. 2005, ch. 211, § 1; April 5, 2005.

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§ Kan. Const. art. 15, § 16. Marriage.
§ 23-2505 Issuance of marriage license; form; waiting period; emergency; lawful age; consent, when; unlawful acts, penalty; duties of person issuing license; expiration of license
§ 23-2507 Registration
§ 23-2513 Penalty for not complying with statutory requirements
§ 23-2514 Copy of licenses returned kept by court personnel
§ 23-2501 Nature of marriage relation
§ 23-2502 Common-law marriage
§ 23-2503 Incestuous marriages void
§ 23-2504 Solemnizing marriage; persons authorized to officiate
§ 23-2508 Validity of marriages contracted without state
§ 23-2509 Forms for licenses, issuance; photocopy to applicant; computer generated licenses
§ 23-2511 Marriage certificate; submission of information to the vital statistics integrated information system
§ 23-2512 Records of marriages; indexing; certified copies or abstracts
§ 23-2515 Proof of relationship of parties; penalty for granting license to parties not entitled without examination
§ 23-2517 Solemnizing marriage; persons not authorized; penalty
§ 23-2518 Records or copies as evidence
§ 23-2516 Validation of certain marriages; performance of marriage by Baha'is assembly
§ 23-2506 Designation of new legal name, procedure; certified copy of marriage license and certificate of marriage proof of identity
§ 23-2510 License fee; authorized only by legislative enactment; disposition