In such cases, a valid marriage license may not be required.

A valid marriage subsequently took place, and they had a son George.

"The question is whether the man contracted a valid marriage with the mother of his son."

And I think we cannot have a valid marriage without the approval of your kind or mine.

If any condition is lacking, then there was no valid marriage.

Each party involved should have no other subsisting valid marriage.

The essence of a valid marriage is free consent.

It was seen as a precursor to valid marriage.

These customs, they argued, meant that there were valid marriages among the Indians.

A valid marriage must be properly solemnized within the rules of the province.

It is the strong public policy of this state only to recognize as valid marriages from other states that are between a man and a woman.

A breach of promise suit required a legally valid marriage engagement.

The Church has consistently, since its beginnings, taken the position that a valid marriage is indissoluble.

A bride raid isn't enough to override a valid marriage."

For a valid marriage, the following conditions must be satisfied, this is in accordance with all schools of thought:

A more practical question was to ask whether vows had, indeed, been exchanged, thereby contracting a valid marriage.

Some states in the US hold that public cohabitation can be sufficient evidence of a valid marriage.

The parties must intend their relationship to be, and to be regarded as, a legally valid marriage.

"Ye a do something like that, without ye have a witness to say it was a valid marriage."

Both were valid marriages, consecrated by the Church.

"Nonetheless, it is a valid marriage," he observed coolly.

"Do you consider it a valid marriage?"

Similarly, a marriage without a valid marriage license (except in certain circumstances) is void.

"Although your brother seems determined to delve into the legalities, I am asking if you, yourself, consider what we did to constitute a valid marriage."

A petition for divorce, however, postulates the existence of a valid marriage, which the court is asked to terminate.