California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 308

Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 474, Sec. 4. (AB 2882) Effective January 1, 2017.

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.

Cite this section

Cal. Fam. Code § 308 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/fam/division-3-marriage/part-1-validity-of-marriage/section-308

Other sections in Part 1 - VALIDITY OF MARRIAGE

§ 300§ 301§ 302§ 303§ 304§ 305§ 306§ 306.5§ 307§ 308§ 309§ 310

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