Minnesota

Statutes

Marriage Protection Act (1997)

Marriage a civil contract.

Marriage, so far as its validity in law is concerned, is a civil contract between a man and a woman, to which the consent of the parties, capable in law of contracting, is essential. Lawful marriage may be contracted onlybetween persons of the opposite sex and only when a license has been obtained as provided by law and when the marriage is contracted in the presence of two witnesses and solemnized by one authorized, or whom one or both of the parties in good faith believe to be authorized, so to do. Marriages subsequent to April 26, 1941 , not so contracted shall be null and void.
Minn Stat. Ann. § 517.01

Websites

Government Website
Minnesota Family Council