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Delaware Annulment and Prohibited Marriage Laws
More Information on Annulment and Prohibited Marriage Laws
| Code Section | Tit. 13 §1506, 101, 1301 |
| Grounds for Annulment | Innocent party may demand for unsoundness of mind, influence of alcohol, drugs, etc.; physical incapacity to consummate; underage without consent of parents; fraud; duress; jest; dare; bigamy; polygamy; incestuous |
| Time Limits for Obtaining Annulment | Lack of capacity, fraud, duress, jest or dare: Within 90 days of obtaining knowledge; Inability to consummate: 1 yr. after knowledge obtained; Underage: Within 1 yr. of marriage; Prohibited: Anytime before death of either party or prior to settlement of estate |
| Legitimacy of Children | Children born of annulled marriage are legitimate |
| Prohibited Marriages | Between person and ancestor, descendant, brother, sister, uncle, aunt, niece, nephew, first cousin; patient in mental hospital; person of any degree of unsoundness of mind, habitual drunkard, confirmed users of narcotics, one party has communicable disease, not divorced, marriage between paupers. |
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