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title: O.C.G.A. § 13-3-22. Minors — Marriage contracts and settlements.
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# O.C.G.A. § 13-3-22. Minors — Marriage contracts and settlements.

Marriage contracts and settlements made by persons who are minors but of lawful age to marry are binding as if made by adults.

## History

Orig. Code 1863, § 2696; Code 1868, § 2692; Code 1873, § 2734; Code 1882, § 2734; Civil Code 1895, § 3651; Civil Code 1910, § 4236; Code 1933, § 20-204.

## Law Reviews

For article recommending more consistency in age requirements of laws pertaining to the welfare of minors, see 6 Ga. St. B.J. 189 (1969).