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urn: "urn:us-la:civcode:art:3520"
article_number: "3520"
status: active
heading: "Marriage"
breadcrumb: "Book IV › Title II"
source_url: "https://legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=110540"
acts_citations_raw: "Acts 1991, No. 923, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992; Acts 1999, No. 890, §1."
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  - act_year: 1991
    act_number: 923
    section: 1
    effective_date: 1992-01-01
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  - act_year: 1999
    act_number: 890
    section: 1
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# Art. 3520. Marriage

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.