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New Hampshire Annulment and Prohibited Marriage Laws
More Information on Annulment and Prohibited Marriage Laws
| Code Section | 457:1,2; 458:1, 23 |
| Grounds for Annulment | Underage until confirming marriage upon reaching age |
| Time Limits for Obtaining Annulment | - |
| Legitimacy of Children | Issue of incestuous marriage are treated as children of unwed parents unless while married it was valid in the jurisdiction where contracted, then children are legitimate; legitimacy not affected by decree of nullity |
| Prohibited Marriages | Between ancestor and descendant, brother and sister, uncle and niece, aunt and nephew, cousins; same sex; previous marriage undissolved; proxy marriages |
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