# Alaska Stat. § 25.05.051: Effect of existing former marriage

> Alaska · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T25_C25.05_S25.05.051

## Section

- **Citation:** Alaska Stat. § 25.05.051
- **Heading:** Effect of existing former marriage
- **Jurisdiction:** Alaska
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** AK Code / Title 25 / Chapter 25.05 / Section 25.05.051

## Text

If, during the lifetime of a husband or wife with whom a marriage is still in force, a person remarries and the parties to the subsequent marriage live together as husband and wife, and one of the parties to the subsequent marriage believes in good faith that the former husband or wife is dead or that the former marriage has been annulled or dissolved by a divorce or is without knowledge of the former marriage, then after the death or divorce of the other party to the former marriage, if they continue to live together as husband and wife in good faith on the part of one of them, they are legally married from the time of removal of the impediment, and the issue of the subsequent marriage are the legitimate issue of both parents, whether born before or after the removal of the impediment.

## Nearby sections

- [Alaska Stat. § 25.05.011 Civil contract.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T25_C25.05_S25.05.011.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 25.05.013 Same-sex marriages.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T25_C25.05_S25.05.013.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 25.05.021 Prohibited marriages.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T25_C25.05_S25.05.021.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 25.05.031 Voidable marriages.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T25_C25.05_S25.05.031.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 25.05.041 Matters insufficient to render marriage voidable.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T25_C25.05_S25.05.041.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 25.05.051 Effect of existing former marriage.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T25_C25.05_S25.05.051.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 25.05.061 Marriage without license.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T25_C25.05_S25.05.061.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 25.05.071 Persons to issue license.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T25_C25.05_S25.05.071.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 25.05.081 Marriage commissioners.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T25_C25.05_S25.05.081.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 25.05.091 Application for license; disclosure for child support purposes.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T25_C25.05_S25.05.091.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 25.05.111 Issuance of license.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T25_C25.05_S25.05.111.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 25.05.121 Marriage license.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T25_C25.05_S25.05.121.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 25.05.161 Waiver of waiting period.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T25_C25.05_S25.05.161.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 25.05.171 Judicial permission to marry.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T25_C25.05_S25.05.171.md)

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