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The 1999 Florida Statutes

Title XLIII
DOMESTIC RELATIONS
Chapter 741
Husband and Wife
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741.211  Common-law marriages void.--No common-law marriage entered into after January 1, 1968, shall be valid, except that nothing contained in this section shall affect any marriage which, though otherwise defective, was entered into by the party asserting such marriage in good faith and in substantial compliance with this chapter.

History.--s. 1, ch. 67-571.