General Assembly Raised Bill No. 7003
January Session, 2015 LCO No. 5010
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Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
(JUD)
General Assembly
Raised Bill No. 7003
January Session, 2015
LCO No. 5010
*05010_______JUD*
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
(JUD)
AN ACT CONCERNING THE VALIDITY OF MARRIAGES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2015) The public policy of the state of Connecticut shall be that all marriages are presumed valid and that no marriage shall be held to be invalid or bigamous, based on a jurisdictional defect in a prior divorce of one of the parties.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2015 New section
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1
July 1, 2015
New section
Statement of Purpose:
To ensure the validity of a marriage entered into by persons previously divorced in another state or country.
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