CHAPTER 2 – NULLITY OF MARRIAGE Art. 94. Absolutely null marriage A marriage is absolutely null when contracted without a marriage ceremony, by procuration, or in violation of an impediment. A judicial declaration of nullity is not required, but an action to recognize the nullity may be brought by any interested person. Acts 1987, No. […]
Art. 95. Relatively null marriage; confirmation A marriage is relatively null when the consent of one of the parties to marry is not freely given. Such a marriage may be declared null upon application of the party whose consent was not free. The marriage may not be declared null if that party confirmed the marriage […]
Art. 96. Civil effects of absolutely null marriage; putative marriage An absolutely null marriage nevertheless produces civil effects in favor of a party who contracted it in good faith for as long as that party remains in good faith. When the cause of the nullity is one party’s prior undissolved marriage, the civil effects continue […]
Art. 97. Civil effects of relatively null marriage A relatively null marriage produces civil effects until it is declared null. Acts 1987, No. 886, §1, eff., Jan. 1, 1988.
