{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-46b-28","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46b-28","heading":"(Formerly Sec. 46-6). Validity of marriages celebrated in a foreign country.","body":"All marriages in which one or both parties are citizens of this state, celebrated in a foreign country, shall be valid, provided: (1) Each party would have legal capacity to contract such marriage in this state and the marriage is celebrated in conformity with the law of that country; or (2) the marriage is celebrated, in the presence of the ambassador or minister to that country from the United States or in the presence of a consular officer of the United States accredited to such country, at a place within his consular jurisdiction, by any ordained or licensed clergyman engaged in the work of the ministry in any state of the United States or in any foreign country.","path":["TITLE 46b. FAMILY LAW","CHAPTER 815e*. MARRIAGE"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_815e.htm#sec_46b-28","current_through":"Revised to January 1, 2026 (2026 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut, applied over the base revision of January 1, 2025)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T19:07:16Z","sha256":"eb507b20f1ca40922940fbf7827f271648188f46ea58048a3b5c462973cb3efe","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-46b-26-and-46b-27","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-46b-28a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}