Vermont Statutes Annotated

Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 15, § 512 (2026)

Voidable civil marriages—Grounds for annulment generally

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Subchapter 001 : ANNULMENT

(Cite as: 15 V.S.A. § 512)

§ 512. Voidable civil marriages—Grounds for annulment generally

The civil marriage contract may be annulled when, at the time of marriage, either party had not attained the age of 16 years or was physically or mentally incapable of entering into the civil marriage state or when the consent of either party was obtained by force or fraud. (Amended 2009, No. 3, § 12a, eff. Sept. 1, 2009; 2013, No. 96 (Adj. Sess.), § 67.)

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 1992–2006 · leading case: State v. Deyo, 2006 VT 120 (Vt. 2006).

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State v. Deyo, 2006 VT 120 (Vt. 2006). “This provision suggests that minors under age sixteen are unable to legally consent even to the marriage underlying their “consent” to later sexual activity.”

Klittner v. Steiner, 610 A.2d 149 (Vt. 1992). “The relevant statute, § 514(b), provides: When a marriage is sought to be annulled on the ground of the lunacy of one of the parties, on the complaint of a relative of the lunatic, such marriage may be declared void during the continuance of such lunacy, or after the death of…”

State v. Deyo, 2006 VT 120 (Vt. 2006). “This conclusion is buttressed by 15 V.S.A. §§ 512 & 513, which provide that marriages entered into when one of the parties to the marriage is under sixteen are voidable, either by that party themselves or by their parent or guardian.”

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