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title: O.C.G.A. § 19-3-63. Construction of marriage contract; attestation.
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# O.C.G.A. § 19-3-63. Construction of marriage contract; attestation.

Every marriage contract in writing, made in contemplation of marriage, shall be liberally construed to carry into effect the intention of the parties, and no want of form or technical expression shall invalidate the same. Such marriage contract shall be in writing, signed by both parties who agree to be bound, and attested by at least two witnesses, one of whom shall be a notary public.

## History

Orig. Code 1863, § 1726; Code 1868, § 1767; Code 1873, § 1777; Code 1882, § 1777; Civil Code 1895, § 2482; Civil Code 1910, § 3001; Code 1933, § 53-407; Ga. L. 2018, p. 155, § 1-1/HB 190.

## Law Reviews

For annual survey of law on domestic relations, see 62 Mercer L. Rev. 105 (2010).

For article, “Parentage Prenups and Midnups,” see 31 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 343 (2015).

## History of Section.

The language of this Code section is derived in part from the decisions in Blake v. Irwin, 3 Ga. 367 (1847) and Lafitte v. Lawton, 25 Ga. 305 (1858).