New Hampshire Marriage Laws | § 457:3

New Hampshire Revised Statutes - Title 63 457:3

Recognition of Out-of-State Marriages.

Every marriage legally contracted outside the state of New Hampshire, which would not be prohibited under RSA 457:2 if contracted in New Hampshire, shall be recognized as valid in this state for all purposes if or once the contracting parties are or become permanent residents of this state subsequent to such marriage, and the issue of any such marriage shall be legitimate. Marriages legally contracted outside the state of New Hampshire which would be prohibited under RSA 457:2 if contracted in New Hampshire shall not be legally recognized in this state. Any marriage of New Hampshire residents recognized as valid in the state prior to the effective date of this section shall continue to be recognized as valid on or after the effective date of this section. Notwithstanding anything in this statute or the provisions of RSA 457:43 to the contrary, any marriage of a same-sex couple lawfully contracted outside New Hampshire shall be recognized in New Hampshire as of the date of its solemnization.

RS 147:3. CS 156:3. GS 161:3. GL 180:3. PS 174:3. PL 286:3. RL 338:3. RSA 457:3. 1965, 252:1. 1973, 145:6. 2004, 100:1. 2009, 59:1. 2014, 160:1, 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.