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KRS 402.030

Courts may declare certain marriages void

Known as the Kentucky Sickle Cell Disease Detection Act

The act spans §§ 402–402 (37 sections).

Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case Beddow v. Beddow (1952)

Most recently applied in Eck v. Eck (August 1990)

Effective: July 14, 2018 History: Amended 2018 Ky

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(1) Courts having general jurisdiction may declare void any marriage obtained by force or fraud, or, provided that the petition is brought by a party who was under the age of majority as defined by KRS 2.015 at the time of marriage, a marriage obtained by duress.

(2) At the instance of any next friend, courts having general jurisdiction may declare any marriage void where the person was under eighteen (18) years of age at the time of the marriage, and the marriage was without the consent required by KRS 402.210.

Official source: Kentucky General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Kentucky statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.