Legal Opinion
Copeland v. Stone
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided November 24, 1992No. 74166PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*755KAUGER, Justice:
The issue presented is whether, pursuant to 12 O.S.1981 § 1280,1 a marriage con-
traded in another state in violation of the statute’s six-month prohibition against remarriage is valid in Oklahoma. Because 12 O.S.1981 § 1280 prohibits only those marriages celebrated within Oklahoma during the six-month period following a divorce, we find that a marriage conducted in another state during the statute’s six-month prohibition against remarriage is valid.
FACTS
The appellant, Etzell H. Copeland (Copeland/husband), obtained a divorce from his first wife on December 10, 1986. On January…
2Cases cited50 opinions
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- Fisher v. FisherNew York Court of Appeals · 1929
- McVicker v. BOARD OF COUNTY COMM'RS OF COUNTY OF CADDOSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1968
- Becknell v. State Industrial CourtSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1973
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