To constitute a valid marriage in this state there must be:
(1) Parties able to contract; (2) An actual contract; and
(3) Consummation according to law.
Prerequisites to valid marriage
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Richardson v. Richardson (2014)
Most recently applied in Richardson v. Richardson (February 2014)
Orig
To constitute a valid marriage in this state there must be:
(1) Parties able to contract; (2) An actual contract; and
(3) Consummation according to law.
Current official text: Official Code of Georgia Annotated (LexisNexis). Digitized from the Internet Archive scan of the OCGA. Reproduced from public-domain Georgia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.