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.
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).
Structure Georgia Code
Chapter 3 - Marriage Generally
Article 3 - Antenuptial Agreements, Marriage Contracts, and Postnuptial Settlements
§ 19-3-60. Definition; Marriage as Valuable Consideration
§ 19-3-61. Effect of Minority of Party
§ 19-3-62. Requirements and Construction of Antenuptial Agreements
§ 19-3-63. Construction of Marriage Contract; Attestation
§ 19-3-64. Voluntary Execution of Antenuptial Agreement; Conveyance of Property During Marriage
§ 19-3-66. Enforcement of Marriage Contracts, Postnuptial Settlements, and Antenuptial Agreements