Utah Code § 81-2-407

Validity of a foreign marriage -- Exceptions
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(1) As used in this section, "minor" means an individual who is younger than 18 years old.
(2) A marriage solemnized in any other country, state, or territory, if valid where solemnized, is
valid in this state, unless:
(a) the marriage would be prohibited and declared void in this state under Subsection
81-2-403(1)(a); or
(b) the marriage is between parties who are related to each other within and including three
degrees of consanguinity, except as provided in Subsection 81-2-402(2).
(3) Notwithstanding Subsection (2), a marriage solemnized in any other country, state, or territory,
in which at least one of the parties of the marriage was a minor at the time of the marriage
solemnization, is invalid in this state unless:
(a) the minor was 16 or 17 years old at the time of the marriage solemnization;
(b) the age difference between both parties to the marriage is not more than four years;
(c) the minor obtained consent from a parent or guardian to enter the marriage;
(d) the minor voluntarily entered the marriage; and
(e) before the parties entered the marriage, a court provided written authorization for the
marriage.

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