§ 10. Marriage a civil contract. Marriage, so far as its validity in\nlaw is concerned, continues to be a civil contract, to which the consent\nof parties capable in law of making a contract is essential.\n
N.Y. Dom. Rel. Law § 10
Marriage a civil contract
Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case Bostic v. Schaefer (2014)
Most recently applied in Mackoff v. Bluemke-Mackoff (November 2023)
2014-09-22
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