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title: O.C.G.A. § 19-3-61. Effect of minority of party.
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# O.C.G.A. § 19-3-61. Effect of minority of party.

The minority of either party to an antenuptial agreement or to a marriage contract shall not invalidate it, so long as the party is of lawful age to contract marriage.

## History

Orig. Code 1863, § 1734; Code 1868, § 1775; Code 1873, § 1784; Code 1882, § 1784; Civil Code 1895, § 2489; Civil Code 1910, § 3008; Code 1933, § 53-402; Ga. L. 2018, p. 155, § 1-1/HB 190.

## 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).