New Hampshire Marriage Laws | § 457:45

New Hampshire Revised Statutes - Title 63 457:45

Civil Union Recognition.

A civil union legally contracted outside of New Hampshire, or any legal union other than a marriage that provides substantially the same rights, benefits and responsibilities as a marriage that is legally contracted outside of New Hampshire, shall be recognized as a marriage in this state, and any person in such legal union contracted outside of New Hampshire may also marry the same party in New Hampshire without the dissolution of such legal union, provided that the relationship does not violate the prohibitions of this chapter.

2009, 59:5. 2014, 160:3, eff. July 10, 2014.

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§ 457:35 Penalty for Solemnization by Unauthorized Person.
§ 457:31 Solemnization of Marriage.
§ 457:4 Marriageable.
§ 457:5 Of Consent.
§ 457:37 Affirmation of Freedom of Religion in Marriage.
§ 457:5-a Petition for Annulment; Orders by Court.
§ 457:32 Special Commission.
§ 457:32-b Special Marriage Officiant License.
§ 457:1 Purpose and Intent.
§ 457:3 Recognition of Out-of-State Marriages.
§ 457:6 Petition by Party Under Age.
§ 457:29 Marriage License Fee.
§ 5-C:42 Marriage License and Registration.
§ 457:1-a Equal Access to Marriage
§ 457:2 Marriages Prohibited.
§ 457:7 Granting of Permission.
§ 457:8 Prohibitions.
§ 457:9 Penalty.
§ 457:22 Completion of Marriage License Application.
§ 457:23 Requirements
§ 457:24 Penalty
§ 457:26 Marriage License
§ 457:28 Procedure.
§ 457:28-a Brochures Relative to Family Planning Services, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, and Human Immunodeficiency Virus.
§ 457:28-b Destruction of Records.
§ 457:31-a Secretary of State
§ 457:31-b Solemnization of Marriage; Applicability.
§ 457:32-a Judges of the United States and the State of New Hampshire.
§ 457:33 Fee for Solemnizing.
§ 457:34 Penalty for Solemnization Without Valid Certificate.
§ 457:36 Effect of Informality.
§ 457:38 Certified Copy of Record.
§ 457:39 Cohabitation, etc.
§ 457:40 In Civil Actions.
§ 457:41 In Criminal Cases.
§ 457:42 Marriage of Parents.
§ 457:43 Residents.
§ 457:44 Nonresidents; Recognition of Same-Sex Marriage.
§ 457:45 Civil Union Recognition.
§ 457:46 Obtaining Legal Status of Marriage.
§ 5-C:46 Marriage of Step-Children and Adopted Children.
§ 5-C:51 Certificate of Remarriage.
§ 5-C:43 Distribution of the Marriage License.
§ 5-C:44 Offshore Marriages
§ 5-C:45 Marriage of Minors.
§ 5-C:47 Marriage of Prisoners.
§ 5-C:49 Officiant Responsibilities.
§ 5-C:52 Delayed Certificate of Marriage.
§ 5-C:50 Remarriage Permitted.
§ 5-C:41 Marriage Registration Forms.