Note 651 — Chapter XVIII · PROBLEMS OF MARRIAGE AND THE FAMILY
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It may require judicial interpretation to determine the law of California. Sec. 55 of the Civil Code, since the act of 1895, does not contain the usual words of nullity; but sec. 68 declares that a marriage is not invalidated by violation of the provisions governing solemnization, license, authentication, and record "by other than the parties themselves." One or two of the superior court judges have already decided that the statutory formalities are mandatory.