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SHEPENYUK V. ABDELILAH, 2023-NCCOA-______ (2023) Facts: Plaintiff and Defendant were “married.” On August 25, 2015, the parties were the host of a religious wedding ceremony officiated by Defendant’s brother. This brother was not ordained or legally authorized to officiate a ceremony. The parties themselves failed to obtain a marriage license…

A question that sometimes arises in family law is whether a marriage in North Carolina was valid. Here, we discuss one of the prerequisites of marriage: solemnization before a proper officiant.  The statute can be found below:  51-1. Requisites of marriage; solemnization.  A valid and sufficient marriage is created by…