Alaska Statutes
Alaska Stat. § 25.05.031 (2026)
Voidable marriages
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Sec. 25.05.031. Voidable marriages.
If either party to a marriage is incapable of consenting to it at the time of the marriage for want of marriageable age of consent or sufficient understanding, or if the consent of either party is obtained by force or fraud, or if either party fails to consummate the marriage, the marriage is voidable but only at the suit of the party under the disability or upon whom the force or fraud is imposed.
If either party to a marriage is incapable of consenting to it at the time of the marriage for want of marriageable age of consent or sufficient understanding, or if the consent of either party is obtained by force or fraud, or if either party fails to consummate the marriage, the marriage is voidable but only at the suit of the party under the disability or upon whom the force or fraud is imposed.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1
case, 2003–2003 · leading case: Riddell v. Edwards, 76 P.3d 847 (Alaska 2003).
Riddell v. Edwards, 76 P.3d 847 (Alaska 2003). “And the court also emphasized the legislature's intent to allow a challenge under this broader class of voidable marriages to be brought only by a party to the marriage; AS 25.05.031 unequivocally states the limitation: If either party to a marriage is incapable of consenting to…”
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