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.
(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.)
The 2018 amendment, effective July 1, 2018, substituted "an antenuptial agreement" for "marriage articles, as defined in subsection (a) of Code Section 19-3-62," in this Code section.
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).
RESEARCH REFERENCES
Am. Jur. 2d.
- 52 Am. Jur. 2d, Marriage, § 16.
C.J.S.- 41 C.J.S., Husband and Wife, § 120 et seq.