Marriage is considered in law a civil contract to which the consent of the parties capable in law of contracting is necessary.
Structure Arkansas Code
Subtitle 2 - Domestic Relations
Subchapter 1 - General Provisions
§ 9-11-101. Marriage a civil contract — Consent of parties
§ 9-11-102. Minimum age — Parental consent — Definition
§ 9-11-103. Minimum age — Exception
§ 9-11-104. Minimum age — Lack of parental consent or misrepresentation of age — Annulment
§ 9-11-105. Marriage of underage parties voidable
§ 9-11-106. Incestuous marriages — Penalties for entering into or solemnizing
§ 9-11-107. Validity of foreign marriages
§ 9-11-108. Presumption of spouse's death — Validity of subsequent marriage