# Family Law (GFL)

## Title 2. Marriage

### Subtitle 5. Records

#### Section 2-502

(a) In this section, "foreign marriage" means a marriage ceremony:

  (1) performed outside this State; and

  (2) in which 1 or both of the parties were or are citizens of this State.

(b) Each clerk shall keep a foreign marriage record book in the clerk's office. The clerk shall record a foreign marriage when presented with either:

  (1) a certificate of marriage signed by the individual who performed the marriage ceremony; or

  (2) an official certified copy of a marriage record.

(c) On request, the clerk shall provide, under the seal of the court, certification of a foreign marriage in the same manner as the clerk issues certification of a marriage ceremony performed in this State.

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Md. Code Ann., Fam. Law (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)