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Minnesota Annulment and Prohibited Marriage Laws
More Information on Annulment and Prohibited Marriage Laws
| Code Section | 518.01-.02, 517.01, 517.03, 517.05 |
| Grounds for Annulment | Lacking capacity to consent (mental, alcohol, drugs, force, fraud); no physical capacity to consummate; underage, unless cohabits freely after attaining age of consent |
| Time Limits for Obtaining Annulment | Lacking capacity to consent: 90 days after obtaining knowledge of condition; Lacking physical capacity: 1 yr. after obtaining knowledge of condition; Underage: Before reaching proper age |
| Legitimacy of Children | - |
| Prohibited Marriages | Previously undissolved marriage; between ancestor and descendant, brother and sister, uncle and niece, aunt and nephew, first cousins all family restrictions for half or whole blood, except for those permitted by established custom of aboriginal cultures; bigamous; same sex; mentally retarded persons committed to guardianship or conservatorship of human services must have permission to marry |
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