N.Y. Dom. Rel. Law § 7
N.Y. Dom. Rel. Law § 7 - Voidable Marriages (2024)
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NEW YORK DOMESTIC RELATIONS LAW (Chapter 14) § 7 — Voidable marriages DRL § 7 Voidable marriages /legislation/laws/DOM/A2 § 7. Voidable marriages. A marriage is void from the time its nullityis declared by a court of competent jurisdiction if either partythereto:1. Is under the age of legal consent, which is eighteen years;2. Is incapable of consenting to a marriage for want of understanding;3. Is incapable of entering into the married state from physicalcause;4. Consent to such marriage by reason of force, duress or fraud;5. Has been incurably mentally ill for a period of five years or more. Source: NYSenate.gov Open Legislation | Laws of New York Page 1