{"data":{"id":"us-id/idaho-code-32-201","jurisdiction":"us-id","citation":"Idaho Code § 32-201","heading":"What constitutes marriage — No common-law marriage after January 1, 1996.","body":"(1) Marriage is a personal relation arising out of a civil contract between a man and a woman, to which the consent of parties capable of making it is necessary. Consent alone will not constitute marriage; it must be followed by the issuance of a license and a solemnization as authorized and provided by law. Marriage created by a mutual assumption of marital rights, duties or obligations shall not be recognized as a lawful marriage.\n(2) The provisions of subsection (1) of this section requiring the issuance of a license and a solemnization shall not invalidate any marriage contract in effect prior to January 1, 1996, created by consenting parties through a mutual assumption of marital rights, duties or obligations.","path":["TITLE 32 DOMESTIC RELATIONS","CHAPTER 2 MARRIAGE — NATURE AND VALIDITY OF MARRIAGE CONTRACT"],"source_url":"https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/title32/t32ch2/sect32-201/","current_through":"2026 Legislative Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T11:19:06Z","sha256":"c4ad0c2024109f58fa01014c7eaf5ce076a7909ddf4ef469cc83399af2cf4139","source_id":"us-id","stale":false,"prev":"us-id/idaho-code-32-108","next":"us-id/idaho-code-32-202"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}