Marriage law

Marriage law by country
  State recognizes civil marriages only
  State recognizes both civil and certain religious marriages
  State recognizes civil marriages; no additional information
  State recognizes religious marriages only
  Civil marriages only for foreigners
  Civil marriages only for non-Muslims

Marriage law is the body of legal specifications and requirements and other laws that regulate the initiation, continuation, and validity of marriages, an aspect of family law, that determine the validity of a marriage, and which vary considerably among countries in terms of what can and cannot be legally recognized by the state.