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Art. 87. Contract of marriage; requirements
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The requirements for the contract of marriage are:
The absence of legal impediment.
A marriage ceremony.
The free consent of the parties to take each other as husband and wife, expressed at the ceremony.
Acts 1987, No. 886, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1988.
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