The district court, during a session of court, on application made as by law provided, by either party to a marriage contracted contrary to the prohibitions contained in the Chapter entitled Marriage, or declared void by said Chapter, may declare such marriage void from the beginning, subject, nevertheless, to G.S. 51-3.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 50-4
What marriages may be declared void on application of either party
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 176 N.C. App. 193 - Pickard v. Pickard (2006)
Most recently applied in 176 N.C. App. 193 - Pickard v. Pickard (February 2006)
1871-2, c. 193, s. 33; Code, s. 1283; Rev., s. 1560; C.S., s. 1658; 1945, c. 635; 1971, c. 1185, s. 21; 1973, c. 1; 1979, c. 525, s. 10.
Official source: North Carolina General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain North Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.