The policy of the law being opposed equally to restrictions on marriage and to marriages not the result of free choice, all contracts or bonds made to hinder or to force marriage are deemed fraudulent and void.
History. Orig. Code 1863, § 3113; Code 1868, § 3125; Code 1873, § 3182; Code 1882, § 3182; Civil Code 1895, § 2415; Civil Code 1910, § 2934; Code 1933, § 53-108.
Structure Georgia Code
Chapter 3 - Marriage Generally
Article 1 - General Provisions
§ 19-3-1. Prerequisites to Valid Marriage
§ 19-3-1.1. Common-Law Marriage; Effectiveness
§ 19-3-2. Who May Contract Marriage; Emancipation Requirement; Minimum Age for Marriage
§ 19-3-3.1. Marriages Between Persons of Same Sex Prohibited; Marriages Not Recognized
§ 19-3-4. Nature of Consent Required
§ 19-3-5. What Marriages Void; Legitimacy of Issue; Effect of Later Ratification
§ 19-3-6. Effect of Restraints on Marriage; When Valid
§ 19-3-7. Contracts Attempting to Force Marriage Void
§ 19-3-8. Interspousal Tort Immunity Continued
§ 19-3-9. Each Spouse’s Property Separate
§ 19-3-10. Right of Married Persons to Contract; Presumptions