Code Section
Dom. Rel. §5-7, 24, 140
Grounds
Undissolved previous marriage; underage; incurable mental illness (for period of 5 yrs. or more); physical incapacity; consent by force, duress or fraud; incapable of consent for want of understanding
Limitations
Undissolved: Anytime during lifetime of parties; Underage: Until legal age of consent and cohabitation; Mental: Anytime during which illness continues, unless freely cohabits after restored to sound mind; Physical incapacity: Within 5 yrs. of marriage if unknown at marriage; Force, duress, fraud: Within civil statute of limitations unless voluntary cohabitation after discovery
Legitimacy of Children
Children of annulled or void marriages are legitimate
Prohibited Marriages
Children of annulled or void marriages are legitimate