Nevada Revised Statutes

Nev. Rev. Stat. § 125.340 (2026)

Cause for annulment: Fraud

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NRS 125.340 Cause for annulment: Fraud.

1. If the consent of either party was obtained by fraud and fraud has been proved, the marriage shall be void from the time its nullity shall be declared by a court of competent authority.

2. No marriage may be annulled for fraud if the parties to the marriage voluntarily cohabit as a married couple having received knowledge of such fraud.

[Part 19:33:1861; A 1947, 445; 1943 NCL § 4067]—(NRS A 2017, 770)

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2006–2021 · leading case: Irving v. Irving, 134 P.3d 718 (Nev. 2006).

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Irving v. Irving, 134 P.3d 718 (Nev. 2006). · cites it 8× “However, NRS 125.340 was enacted in 1861, which tends to negate an argument that the term “fraud” as used in the statute is unambiguous since much of Nevada’s case law concerning fraud was developed after 1861.”

Da Silva Vs. Da Silva (Nev. 2021). · cites it 2× “See NRS 125.340(1) (providing that a marriage can be annulled "[i]f the consent of either party was obtained by fraud [which] has been proved7).”

— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 125.340(1) — 2 cases

Irving v. Irving, 134 P.3d 718 (Nev. 2006). “However, NRS 125.340 was enacted in 1861, which tends to negate an argument that the term “fraud” as used in the statute is unambiguous since much of Nevada’s case law concerning fraud was developed after 1861.”

Da Silva Vs. Da Silva (Nev. 2021). “See NRS 125.340(1) (providing that a marriage can be annulled "[i]f the consent of either party was obtained by fraud [which] has been proved7).”

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