Tennessee § 36-3-302 - Formula not required.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 36-3-302 — Formula not required., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 36-3-302. Formula not required.
No formula need be observed in such solemnization, except that the parties shall respectively declare, in the presence of the minister or officer, that they accept each other as husband and/or wife. For the purposes of satisfying the requirement in subsection (a) that each party must make a declaration in the presence of a minister or officer, a member of the armed forces of the United States may appear at the marriage ceremony via video conferencing if: The member of the armed forces is stationed in another country in support of combat or another military operation; A commissioned officer is present with, and confirms the identity of, the member of the armed forces; A person authorized to solemnize marriages pursuant to § 36-3-301 is present with, and confirms the identity of, the person who is marrying the member of the armed forces; and The person who is marrying the member of the armed forces is present in this state. Code 1858, § 2440; Shan., § 4190; Code 1932, § 8413; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 36-416; Acts 2017, ch. 397, § 2. Amendments. The 2017 amendment added (b). Effective Dates. Acts 2017, ch. 397, § 3. May 18, 2017. Law Reviews. Common-Law Marriage in Tennessee, 19 Tenn. L. Rev. 83 (1947). Informal Marriages in Tennessee — Marriage by Estoppel, by Prescription and by Ratification, 3 Vand. L. Rev. 610 (1950).
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What does Tennessee Code Annotated § 36-3-302 cover?
Section 36-3-302 ("Formula not required.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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