Failure to comply with the requirements of §§ 36-3-104 - 36-3-106, 36-3-109 - 36-3-111 shall not affect the validity of any marriage consummated by ceremony. No marriage shall be valid, whether consummated by ceremony or otherwise, if the marriage is prohibited in this state.Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1049,s 7, eff. 5/21/2018.Acts 1937, ch. 81, § 6; C. Supp. 1950, § 8414.6; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 36-420; Acts 1996, ch. 1031, § 4.
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