Title 42 — Domestic Relations
4 chapters · 56 sections in this title.
A.S.C.A. § 42.0101 Requisites of valid marriage
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To enter into a valid marriage contract: (a) The parties must not be related to each other nearer than the fourth degree of consanguinity. (b) The male shall be at least 18 years of age and the female at least 14 years of age. (c) If the female is less than 18 years of age, she m…
A.S.C.A. § 42.0102 Persons who may perform ceremony
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(a) No minister of any Christian religion has authority to solemnize or perform any marriage ceremony without first having registered with the Registrar of Vital Statistics a letter of identity and confirmation of his authority as a minister in the particular church to which he b…
A.S.C.A. § 42.0103 License-Application and forms-Consent of parent or guardian
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(a) Persons wishing to marry shall obtain an application for marriage license from the office of the Registrar of Vital Statistics, which shall be completed and signed by the applicants under oath. Upon payment of the fee of $10, the Registrar of Vital Statistics shall issue to t…
A.S.C.A. § 42.0104 License-Issuance and form
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(a) When the Registrar of Vital Statistics receives an application to marry which complies with the provisions of this chapter, both as to substance and form, he shall, if it appears that the parties are legally competent to marry under the provisions of 42.0101, issue to the par…
A.S.C.A. § 42.0105 Marriage ceremony
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(a) At any time not less than 30 or more than 90 days after the issuance of a marriage license, any minister of any Christian religion duly appointed or ordained and duly registered in the office of the Registrar of Vital Statistics, or any Samoan Associate Judge, or the Associat…
A.S.C.A. § 42.0106 Copies of certificate-Register of marriages-Use of records
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(a) The minister, justice, or judge shall, immediately after the solemnization of the marriage, deliver one certificate of marriage to the parties to the marriage and shall retain one copy in the church files or in a file maintained by the justice or judge in his office. The thir…
A.S.C.A. § 42.0107 Fees-Disposition
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(a) The Registrar of Vital Statistics shall charge $10 for an application and issuance of the marriage license. (b) A clergyman may charge not more than $10 for the performance of a marriage ceremony. (c) All fees collected by the Registrar of Vital Statistics in connection with …
A.S.C.A. § 42.0108 Violation-Penalty
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Any person who violates any provisions of this chapter or commits any of the following acts shall be fined not more than $50, or imprisoned not more than 2 months, or both: (1) solemnizes a marriage knowing that either of the parties thereto is not duly qualified to marry; (2) kn…