MarriageView official source
RSMo 451.010effective 28 Aug 1939
Marriage a civil contract
In plain English
In Missouri, marriage is treated as a legal agreement between two people. Both people must be legally allowed to enter into agreements and must agree to the marriage.
Word-for-word law
451.010. Marriage a . — Marriage is considered in law as a civil contract, to which the of the parties capable in law of contracting is essential.
(RSMo 1939 § 3360)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 2973; 1919 § 7298; 1909 § 8279
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