Legal Question in Family Law in Nevada

Is Vegas Marriage Legal?

The only way a Vegas marriage would not be legal is if it was made in violation of Nevada law. The rule on validity of marriages is that a marriage is valid everywhere if it is valid where it was performed.

So if you married your brother/sister, mom/dad, natural child, it wuld not be a legal marriage. It wouldn't be legal if one of you had a marriage that hadn't ended at the time the Justice of the Peace hitched you up. Or if you are both of the same gender.

There are other grounds for annulling a marriage that breaks up shortly after it is performed, but I doubt they fit your situation. Vegas marriages are the same as having the old "ball and chain" put on in your hometown church for thousands of dollars.

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