Legal Marriage

As the term suggests, it is a lawful betrothal, i.e., a marriage that has met all the legal requirements to be recognized as such. In other words, there is a marriage license, a ceremony, and the marriage is not void. (Common examples of why a marriage may be voided include that one of the spouses is old enough to marry, the spouses are first-cousins, and the wife is of child-bearing age, or one of the spouses is already married). Arizona law will also recognize marriages that are valid where contracted, provided those marriages are not void under Arizona law.