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518.02 VOIDABLE MARRIAGES.
A marriage shall be declared a nullity under the following circumstances:
(a) A party lacked capacity to consent to the marriage at the time the marriage was
solemnized, either because of mental incapacity or infirmity and the other party at the time the
marriage was solemnized did not know of the incapacity; or because of the influence of alcohol,
drugs, or other incapacitating substances; or because consent of either was obtained by force or
fraud and there was no subsequent voluntary cohabitation of the parties;
(b) A party lacks the physical capacity to consummate the marriage by sexual intercourse
and the other party at the time the marriage was solemnized did not know of the incapacity;
(c) A party was under the age for marriage established by section 517.02.
History: (8581) RL s 3570; 1978 c 772 s 18

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