Missouri Revised Statutes

Chapter 451
Marriage, Marriage Contracts, and Rights of Married Women
Section 451.010

August 28, 2012

Marriage a civil contract.

451.010. Marriage is considered in law as a civil contract, to which the consent of the parties capable in law of contracting is essential.

(RSMo 1939 § 3360)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 2973; 1919 § 7298; 1909 § 8279