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O.C.G.A. § 19-3-4

O.C.G.A. § 19-3-4 - Nature of consent required. (2026)

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# 19-3-4. Nature of consent required. To constitute an actual contract of marriage, the parties must consent thereto voluntarily without any fraud practiced upon either. Drunkenness at the time of marriage, brought about by art or contrivance to induce consent shall be held as fraud. ## History Orig. Code 1863, § 1656; Code 1868, § 1700; Code 1873, § 1701; Code 1882, § 1701; Civil Code 1895, § 2414; Civil Code 1910, § 2933; Code 1933, § 53-103.

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