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N.Y. Dom. Rel. Law § 142

N.Y. Dom. Rel. Law § 142 - Dismissal of complaint in action by next friend to annul a marriage (2026)

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**N.Y. Dom. Rel. Law § 142. Dismissal of Complaint in Action by Next Friend to Annul a Marriage.** § 142. Dismissal of complaint in action by next friend to annul a marriage. Where the next friend of an infant, person with a developmental disability or person with a mental illness maintains an action annulling a marriage, the court may dismiss the complaint if justice so requires, although, in a like case, the party to the marriage, if plaintiff, would be entitled to judgment.