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Universal Life Church Legal States 2023

Universal Life Church Legal States 2023

Universal Life Church Legal States 2023

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State
Universal Life Church Legality
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AlabamaLegal
AlaskaLegal
ArizonaLegal
ArkansasLegal
CaliforniaLegal
ColoradoLegal
ConnecticutLegal
DelawareLegal
District of ColumbiaLegal
FloridaLegal
GeorgiaLegal
HawaiiLegal
IdahoLegal
IllinoisLegal
IndianaLegal
IowaLegal
KansasLegal
KentuckyLegal
LouisianaLegal
MaineLegal
MarylandLegal
MassachusettsLegal
MichiganLegal
MinnesotaLegal
MississippiLegal
MissouriLegal
MontanaLegal
NebraskaLegal
NevadaLegal
New HampshireLegal
New JerseyLegal
New MexicoLegal
New YorkVariableMarriages performed by ULC ministers have been annulled by some New York state courts and upheld by others
North CarolinaVariableLegal at state level, but ULC-performed marriages that took place after July 3, 1981 may be regulated at the local level
North DakotaLegal
OhioLegal
OklahomaLegal
OregonLegal
PennsylvaniaLegal
Rhode IslandLegal
South CarolinaLegal
South DakotaLegal
TennesseePendingA 2019 Tennessee law outlawed marriages performed by ministers who had been ordained over the internet, as ULC pastors are. The law has been challenged in court and as of early 2023 proceedings were still ongoing
TexasLegal
UtahLegal
VermontLegal
VirginiaVariableWhile Viriginia as a whole does not recognize marriages performed by ULC ministers, the Virginia State office of the Attorney General determined in 2021 that local-level court clerks may choose to validate said marriages on a case-by-case basis
WashingtonLegal
West VirginiaLegal
WisconsinLegal
WyomingLegal
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Universal Life Church Legal States 2023

  1. ulc.org confirmation
  2. ULC.org
  3. ULC.org
  4. Tennessean

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