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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
A marriage is void from the time its nullity is declared by a court of competent jurisdiction if either party thereto:
1. Is under the age of legal consent, which is eighteen years;
2. Is incapable of consenting to a marriage for want of understanding;
3. Is incapable of entering into the married state from physical cause;
4. Consent to such marriage by reason of force, duress or fraud;
5. Has been incurably mentally ill for a period of five years or more.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - New York Consolidated Laws, Domestic Relations Law - DOM § 7. Voidable marriages - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ny/domestic-relations-law/dom-sect-7/
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