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Washington Annulment and Prohibited Marriage Laws
More Information on Annulment and Prohibited Marriage Laws
| Code Section | 26.04.010, 26.04.020, 130; 26.09.040 |
| Grounds for Annulment | Under 17 without waiver of superior court judge |
| Time Limits for Obtaining Annulment | - |
| Legitimacy of Children | Children born during a marriage later voided are born and remain legitimate. |
| Prohibited Marriages | Previous marriage undissolved; between persons of same sex; between persons closer in kin than second cousins (half or whole blood); voidable marriages: underage or without sufficient understanding; consent gained by fraud or duress voidable by party laboring under disability or upon whom force or fraud was imposed |
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