All marriages contracted within this state prior to January 1, 1974, or outside this state that were valid at the time of the contract or subsequently validated by the laws of the place in which they were contracted or by the domicile of the parties are valid in this state.
Source: L. 73: R&RE, p. 1020, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 90-1-12.
ANNOTATION
Law reviews. For note, "Some Marriages in Colorado Governed by Customs of Mexico", see 1 Rocky Mt. L. Rev. 151 (1929). For note, "Jurisdiction to Annul a Marriage Celebrated Without the Forum", see 26 Rocky Mt. L. Rev. 57 (1953).
A marriage contracted in another jurisdiction, and valid under its laws, is valid in Colorado. Payne v. Payne, 121 Colo. 212, 214 P.2d 495 (1950); Spencer v. People in Interest of Spencer, 133 Colo. 196, 292 P.2d 971 (1956) (decided under repealed § 90-1-5, CRS 53 and CSA, C. 107, § 4).