Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1943
Publication Information
Note, 19 Notre Dame Law. 74 (1943)
Abstract
In England, the ecclesiastical courts assumed jurisdiction to decree the annulment of the marriages of infants who were below the age of consent. In this country, such courts did not exist. Hence, at an early date, courts of equity assumed jurisdiction; at the present writing, such jurisdiction is controlled locally by statutory enactment.
At common law the right to annul the marriage on the ground of non-age extended to the parties only. The United States has generally adopted the English view—with the exception of two states: New York and Oklahoma.
Recommended Citation
William B. Lawless,
Annulment Proceedings for Non-age,
Note, 19 Notre Dame Law. 74 (1943).
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https://scholarship.law.nd.edu/law_faculty_scholarship/1028
