Changes

It was the original form of how a couple would be married, but after the [[Council of Trent]] proclaimed that no marriage in the Catholic Church would be recognized as valid unless solemnized by a priest, would be outlawed in most predominantly-Catholic countries, and eventually in predominantly-Protestant ones as well.

It was the original form of how a couple would be married, but after the [[Council of Trent]] proclaimed that no marriage in the Catholic Church would be recognized as valid unless solemnized by a priest, would be outlawed in most predominantly-Catholic countries, and eventually in predominantly-Protestant ones as well.

It has become an increasingly obsolete form of marriage; in the United States it is fully recognized only under provision of military law and in eight jurisdictions <ref>The jurisdictions are the [[District of Columbia]], [[Colorado]], [[Iowa]], [[Kansas]], [[Montana]], [[Oklahoma]], [[Rhode Island]], and [[Texas]].</ref> along with two other states which allow it for limited purposes<ref>[[New Hampshire recognizes it for [[probate]] purposes only; [[Utah]] recognizes only those which have been validated in a judicial proceeding; such validation can be up to one year after the marriage was terminated.</ref>  Otherwise, it has either never been recognized, abolished (but such marriages entered into before abolition are recognized), or recognized if validly entered into under the laws of another state (as required by the Full Faith and Credit Clause of the United States Constitution).

It has become an increasingly obsolete form of marriage; in the United States it is fully recognized only under provision of military law and in eight jurisdictions <ref>The jurisdictions are the [[District of Columbia]], [[Colorado]], [[Iowa]], [[Kansas]], [[Montana]], [[Oklahoma]], [[Rhode Island]], and [[Texas]].</ref> along with two other states which allow it for limited purposes<ref>[[New Hampshire]] recognizes it for [[probate]] purposes only and requires that the couple have cohabited for three years and until the death of one of the parties; [[Utah]] recognizes only those which have been validated in a judicial proceeding; such validation can be up to one year after the marriage was terminated.</ref>  Otherwise, it has either never been recognized, abolished (but such marriages entered into before abolition are recognized), or recognized if validly entered into under the laws of another state (as required by the Full Faith and Credit Clause of the United States Constitution).

In those limited areas where valid, the following are generally required:

In those limited areas where valid, the following are generally required: