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2014 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 40 - Domestic Affairs
Section 1 Marriage in General
Section 40-1-1 Marriage is civil contract requiring consent of parties.
NM Stat § 40-1-1 (2014) What's This?
40-1-1. [Marriage is civil contract requiring consent of parties.]
Marriage is contemplated by the law as a civil contract, for which the consent of the contracting parties, capable in law of contracting, is essential.
History: Laws 1862-1863, p. 64; C.L. 1865, ch. 75, 2; C.L. 1884, 978; C.L. 1897, 1415; Code 1915, 3425; C.S. 1929, 87-101; 1941 Comp., 65-101; 1953 Comp., 57-1-1.
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