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South Carolina Annulment and Prohibited Marriage Laws
More Information on Annulment and Prohibited Marriage Laws
| Code Section | 20-1-10, 90, 530, 15, 80 |
| Grounds for Annulment | Marriage invalid without consummation by cohabitation |
| Time Limits for Obtaining Annulment | - |
| Legitimacy of Children | Parties entering bigamous marriage in good faith have legitimate children |
| Prohibited Marriages | Mentally incompetent; between ancestor and descendant, spouse of ancestor or descendant, uncle and niece, aunt and nephew; bigamous marriages are void unless former spouse absent and unheard of for 5 yrs.; same sex |
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