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Alaska Annulment and Prohibited Marriage Laws
More Information on Annulment and Prohibited Marriage Laws
| Code Section | 25.05.01, et seq.; 25.20.050, 25.24.030 |
| Grounds for Annulment | Underage; insufficient understanding for consent; consent was obtained by force or fraud; party fails to consummate; either party of unsound mind |
| Time Limits for Obtaining Annulment | Cannot be brought after party freely cohabits with the other after age of consent if underage or coming to reason if of unsound mind or knowledge of fraud if fraud is involved. |
| Legitimacy of Children | Children legitimate if parents subsequently marry; if acknowledged in writing by father and mother, or by adjudication of paternity by court |
| Prohibited Marriages | Either party has living spouse at time; parties related closer than fourth degree of consanguinity; same sex |
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