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Stockbridge-Munsee Tribal Code.

Section DMR.01.11 — Marriage Licenses

(a) A marriage license shall be issued by the Clerk of Court upon receiving a completed application form from two (2) unmarried persons, regardless of sex (or gender), and in the absence of any showing that the proposed marriage would be invalid under any provisions of this code. The marriage license shall become effective on the 6th (sixth) day after issuance and shall remain effective until the 30th (thirtieth) day after issuance.

(b) Any person who applies for a Marriage license under this Code shall be deemed to have given consent to the personal jurisdiction of the Tribe, the Tribal Court, and the Court of Appeals, and to have waived all available defenses against such jurisdiction.