A person who has attained the full age of 18 years is capable in law of contracting into a civil marriage, if otherwise competent.
Minn. Stat. § 517.02
PERSONS CAPABLE OF CONTRACTING.
Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case Roper Superintendent Potosi Correctional Center v. Simmons (2005)
Most recently applied in 268 So. 3d 1009 - James Farmer v. State of Florida (April 2019)
(8563) RL s 3553; 1927 c 166; 1949 c 374 s 1; 1963 c 795 s 1; 1967 c 506 s 1; 1973 c 725 s 72; 1981 c 58 s 1; 1995 c 189 s 8; 1996 c 277 s 1; 2009 c 129 s 1; 2013 c 74 s 9; 2020…
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Official source: Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Minnesota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.