MCL - Index of Chapter 551
NOTE: Dates reflect any modification to item, not necessarily a change in law.
| Title | Subject |
|---|---|
| Chapter 551 | MARRIAGE |
| R.S. of 1846 | Revised Statutes of 1846 (551.1 - 551.18) |
| R-S-1846-551-1-83 | CHAPTER 83 Chapter 83. Of marriage and the solemnization thereof. (551.1...551.18) |
| Section 551.1 | Marriage between individuals of same sex as invalid contract. |
| Section 551.2 | Marriage as civil contract; consent; license; solemnization. |
| Section 551.3 | Incapacity; persons man prohibited from marrying. |
| Section 551.4 | Incapacity; persons woman prohibited from marrying. |
| Section 551.5 | Bigamy prohibited. |
| Section 551.6 | Repealed. 2001, Act 9, Imd. Eff. May 29, 2001. |
| Section 551.7 | Persons authorized to solemnize marriage; records; return of licenses and certificates; disposition of fees charged by mayor or county clerk. |
| Section 551.8 | Repealed. 1983, Act 64, Imd. Eff. May 26, 1983. |
| Section 551.9 | Solemnization of marriage; form; declaration by parties; witnesses. |
| Section 551.14 | Unlawful marriage by person authorized to solemnize marriage; penalty. |
| Section 551.15 | Ceremony performance with knowledge of lack of authority or legal impediment; penalty. |
| Section 551.16 | Want of jurisdiction or authority to solemnize marriage; affect on marriage. |
| Section 551.17 | Denominational modes of solemnization; effect of chapter. |
| Section 551.18 | Certificates and records of marriage as evidence. |
| Act 352 of 1921 | MARRIAGE OF INDIVIDUALS UNDER EIGHTEEN (551.51 - 551.51) |
| Section 551.51 | Age of consent; effect of act on powers of probate judge. |
| Act 128 of 1887 | MARRIAGE LICENSE (551.101 - 551.111) |
| Section 551.101 | Marriage license; requirements; place to obtain, delivery to person officiating. |
| Section 551.102 | Blank form for marriage license and certificate; preparation, contents, and distribution; furnishing blank forms of affidavit of competency; filing affidavit; electronic filing; license as matter of record; transmission to department of community health; social security number; application exempt from disclosure. |
| Section 551.103 | Persons capable of contracting marriage; age requirement; proof of age; certification of license; copy of license; fee; allocation for family counseling services; return and disposition of unexpended funds; waiver of fee; additional fee for nonresidents; delivery of license and certificate to officiating individual; recording information; forwarding licenses and certificates to state registrar; imposition of fee by certain charter counties. |
| Section 551.103a | Marriage license; time of delivery; solemnization of marriage required. |
| Section 551.104 | Certificate completion; officiating person duty; original license return; record. |
| Section 551.105 | County clerk; violation of act, misdemeanor, penalty. |
| Section 551.106 | Person officiating at marriage; violation of act, misdemeanor, penalty. |
| Section 551.107 | Failure to return certificate; misdemeanor, penalty. |
| Section 551.108 | Marriage license; false statement in application, perjury. |
| Section 551.109 | Filing reports of marriage; record. |
| Section 551.110 | License, certificate or certified copy record as evidence. |
| Section 551.111 | License or certificate errors; evidence, correction. |
| Act 207 of 1937 | Repealed-ANTENUPTIAL PHYSICAL EXAMINATION (551.151 - 551.154) |
| Act 180 of 1897 | ISSUANCE OF MARRIAGE LICENSE WITHOUT PUBLICITY (551.201 - 551.204) |
| Section 551.201 | Issuance of marriage license without publicity; order. |
| Section 551.202 | Application for marriage license; form; fee; performing marriage ceremony; permit; record; marriage certificate; execution of papers in duplicate; delivery of marriage certificate to parties. |
| Section 551.203 | Private file of papers; forwarding duplicate to state registrar; recordation of filing in private register; inspection of files and records; request and identification; court order; petition to unseal marriage record; court order; findings; petition by surviving party; forwarding copy of license and marriage certificate to county clerk; access. |
| Section 551.204 | Privileged communications; violation of confidence as misdemeanor; publicity as misdemeanor; penalties; libel action; neglecting to make proper return; section inapplicable to license unsealed under section 3(2) or (3). |
| Act 160 of 1919 | LEGAL STATUS OF MARRIED MINORS (551.251 - 551.251) |
| Section 551.251 | Legal marriage of minor; parental and marital rights and duties; guardian ad litem. |
| Act 168 of 1939 | FOREIGN MARRIAGES (551.271 - 551.272) |
| Section 551.271 | Marriages solemnized in another state validated. |
| Section 551.272 | Marriage not between man and woman invalidated. |
| Act 265 of 1931 | Repealed-SEPARATE RESIDENCE OF MARRIED WOMEN FOR POLITICAL PURPOSES (551.291 - 551.292) |
| Act 127 of 1935 | Repealed-ALIENATION OF AFFECTIONS (551.301 - 551.311) |
| Act 155 of 1964 | CIRCUIT COURT FAMILY COUNSELING SERVICES ACT (551.331 - 551.344) |
| Section 551.331 | Short title. |
| Section 551.332 | Family counseling services; creation; purpose; establishment in judicial circuits; appropriations; participation in funding; agreement; limitation. |
| Section 551.333 | Family counseling service as arm of circuit court; merger with other court services; contracts; purchase of services; direct service delivery. |
| Section 551.334 | Director; qualifications; employment, term, and compensation; compensation of staff. |
| Section 551.335 | Hiring of professional and clerical staff. |
| Section 551.336 | Rules and standards of eligibility for counseling; priority; residential requirements. |
| Section 551.337 | Referrals to agencies outside court; conferences. |
| Section 551.338 | Family counseling service as impartial, unbiased resource in evaluating problems. |
| Section 551.339 | Confidentiality; privileged communications; exemption. |
| Section 551.340 | Fee schedule; disposition of revenues. |
| Section 551.341 | Powers of family counseling service. |
| Section 551.342 | Statutory provisions not changed or affected; conferences or interviews not considered as condonation. |
| Section 551.343 | Multiple-judge circuit; majority of judges. |
| Section 551.344 | Submission to family counseling not required. |