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Wisconsin Annulment and Prohibited Marriage Laws
More Information on Annulment and Prohibited Marriage Laws
| Code Section | 767.03, 60; 765.001-.31 |
| Grounds for Annulment | Consent lacking: (underage, mental infirmity, alcohol, drugs, force, duress, fraud); lack capacity to consummate; marriage prohibited by state law |
| Time Limits for Obtaining Annulment | Underage: Within 1 yr. (by parent if party before age 18) of marriage; Mental infirmity, alcohol, drugs, force, duress, fraud, no capacity to consummate: Within 1 yr. of knowledge; where marriage prohibited by law, 10 yrs.; bigamy, no limit |
| Legitimacy of Children | Issue of void marriage is legitimate |
| Prohibited Marriages | Previous marriage undissolved; between person of same sex; between persons no closer in kin than second cousins (unless woman is 55 or one party is sterile and they are first cousins) |
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