{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-551.9","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 551.9","heading":"Solemnization of marriage; form; declaration by parties; witnesses.","body":"Sec. 9.\n\nIn the solemnization of marriage, no particular form shall be required, except that the parties shall solemnly declare, in the presence of the person solemnizing the marriage and the attending witnesses, that they take each other as husband and wife; and in every case, there shall be at least 2 witnesses, besides the person solemnizing the marriage, present at the ceremony.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 551","Act R-S-of-1846"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-551-9","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"9c27513d72741890bfce0290fb9df951ca464b66a84da3f9e7391c068442e29b","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-551.7","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-552.451"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}