Bill Text: CT HB05314 | 2011 | General Assembly | Introduced

Connecticut House Bill 5314 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: An Act Concerning The Validation Of Marriages.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-01-18 - Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary [HB05314 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2011-HB05314-Introduced.html


General Assembly		*Proposed Bill No. 5314*
*January Session, 2011*		LCO No. 35

Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Introduced by:
REP. BARAM, 15^th Dist. REP. SAYERS, 60^th Dist. SEN. BYE, 5^th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING THE VALIDATION OF MARRIAGES.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That chapter 815e of the general statutes be amended to establish a process for validating a marriage that was celebrated in this state in reliance on a divorce in another jurisdiction when the divorce is subject to a procedural defect.

Statement of Purpose:

To establish a process for validating a marriage in this state when a party to the marriage was a party to a divorce in another jurisdiction and the divorce was subject to a procedural defect.