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2012 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
765. Marriage.
765.01 A civil contract.

Universal Citation:
WI Stat § 765.01 (2012 through Act 45)
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765.01 A civil contract. Marriage, so far as its validity at law is concerned, is a civil contract, to which the consent of the parties capable in law of contracting is essential, and which creates the legal status of husband and wife.

History: 1979 c. 32 s. 48; Stats. 1979 s. 765.01.

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