{"data":{"id":"us-az/a.r.s.-25-902","jurisdiction":"us-az","citation":"A.R.S. § 25-902","heading":"Existing marriages; conversion to covenant marriage; recording requirements","body":"A husband and wife may enter into a covenant marriage by submitting to the clerk of the superior court or any other official designated by the clerk pursuant to section 25-126 or 25-127 the declaration prescribed in section 25-901, subsection B, paragraphs 1 and 3 and a sworn statement of their names and the date and place their marriage was contracted and by paying the fee prescribed in section 12-284, subsection A. The clerk shall file all documentation required by this section and shall issue to the husband and wife a certificate that documents the conversion. A husband and wife who apply for a covenant marriage conversion under this section are not required to receive premarital counseling required by section 25-901 and are not required to have the converted covenant marriage separately solemnized. Conversion to a covenant marriage does not make valid a marriage that is prohibited pursuant to this title or that is not validly contracted in this state.","path":["Title 25 Marital and Domestic Relations"],"source_url":"https://www.azleg.gov/ars/25/00902.htm","current_through":"2026-09-04","vintage":"2026-08-09","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T00:49:56Z","sha256":"719cf585c1e69fa11c93fef19c15380b807cafbfc0dcaec901f10c66b47bf17f","source_id":"us-az","stale":true,"prev":"us-az/a.r.s.-25-901","next":"us-az/a.r.s.-25-903"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}