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Article 3520

Marriage ACTIVE

A. A marriage that is valid in the state where contracted, or in the state where the parties were first domiciled as husband and wife, shall be treated as a valid marriage unless to do so would violate a strong public policy of the state whose law is applicable to the particular issue under Article 3519.

B. A purported marriage between persons of the same sex violates a strong public policy of the state of Louisiana and such a marriage contracted in another state shall not be recognized in this state for any purpose, including the assertion of any right or claim as a result of the purported marriage.

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History

  • enactment Acts 1991, No. 923, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992
  • amendment Acts 1999, No. 890, §1

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La. Civ. Code art. 3520 (2026).
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@misc{lacivcode-art-3520,
  title        = {La. Civ. Code art. 3520},
  howpublished = {Louisiana Civil Code},
  year         = {2026},
  url          = {https://theusufruct.com/cc/3520},
  note         = {Snapshot 2026-05-22}
}