Tribal Law - Pueblo of San Ildefonso, New Mexico; National Indian Law Library, Native American Rights Fund

Pueblo of San Ildefonso, New Mexico - Tribal Law

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Pueblo de San Ildefonso Code.

10.1.1.030 Marriages

A valid marriage here under shall be constituted by:

(a) The issuance of a marriage license by the Pueblo of San Ildefonso Tribal Court or the State of New Mexico and by execution of a written contract by both parties to the marriage and recorded with the Clerk of the Court.

(b) The solemnization of the marriage by Pueblo tradition and custom, by a Judge within the territorial jurisdiction of the Pueblo of San Ildefonso or by a recognized clergymen or by public official authorized to do so by the laws of any State is optional.

(c) Pueblo custom marriages consummated after the effective date of this Code shall be recognized as legal and binding if they are duly recorded within the records of the Trial Court by signing of a Marriage Register maintained by the Clerk of the Court. A license must be obtained and each party must sign such Register within five (5) days of the Pueblo custom marriage ceremony.