Family Code section 308

A marriage contracted outside this state that would be valid by laws of the jurisdiction in which the marriage was contracted is valid in California.

Source: Section 308, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FAM§ionNum=308. (updated Jan. 1, 2017; accessed Jun. 25, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/family_code_section_308

Original Source: Section 308, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FAM§ionNum=308. (last accessed May 12, 2025).