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O.C.G.A. § 19-3-1

O.C.G.A. § 19-3-1 - Prerequisites to valid marriage. (2026)

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# 19-3-1. Prerequisites to valid marriage. To constitute a valid marriage in this state there must be: (1) Parties able to contract; (2) An actual contract; and (3) Consummation according to law. ## History Orig. Code 1863, § 1653; Code 1868, § 1697; Code 1873, § 1698; Code 1882, § 1698; Civil Code 1895, § 2411; Civil Code 1910, § 2930; Code 1933, § 53-101.

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