{"id":371394,"date":"2016-03-31T21:34:19","date_gmt":"2016-04-01T02:34:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.findlaw-admin.com\/ability-law\/state\/alaska-law\/alaska-annulment-and-prohibited-marriage-laws.html"},"modified":"2023-01-26T12:32:57","modified_gmt":"2023-01-26T17:32:57","slug":"alaska-annulment-and-prohibited-marriage-laws","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/state\/alaska-law\/alaska-annulment-and-prohibited-marriage-laws.html","title":{"rendered":"Alaska Annulment and Prohibited Marriage Laws"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Alaska Annulment and Prohibited Marriage Laws<\/h1>\n
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As long as a marriage is considered legally valid, the state has little interest in who a person chooses to marry. To be considered legally valid, a marriage must not be considered invalid under state law<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n

State laws prohibit incestuous or bigamous<\/a> marriages. Incestuous marriages are marriages between close relatives. However, state laws also prohibit marriages entered into under duress, which means marriages where parties to the marriage were forced to marry.<\/p>\r\n

A civil annulment<\/a> is a legal process by which someone may have their marriage dissolved. It has the legal effect of "erasing" the marriage as if it never existed. Marriages that are prohibited by state laws qualify for civil annulments.<\/p>\r\n

Continue reading for a breakdown of laws related to civil annulments and prohibited marriages in Alaska.<\/p>\r\n

Civil Annulments and Prohibited Marriages in Alaska: Overview<\/h2>\r\n

The following chart lists details about Alaska’s laws regarding civil annulments and prohibited marriages. See FindLaw’s Marriage Law<\/a> section to learn more.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Prohibited Marriages<\/td>\r\nUnder\u00a7 25.24.020<\/a>, the following marriages are prohibited:
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  • Incestuous marriages<\/li>\r\n
  • Bigamous marriages<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nUnder \u00a7 25.24.030, the following marriages are also prohibited:
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    • A marriage involving a person who was not of sound mind at the time of the marriage<\/li>\r\n
    • A marriage where one or both of the parties was forced to enter into the marriage<\/li>\r\n
    • A marriage that was entered into on fraudulent bases<\/li>\r\n
    • A marriage where someone was not over the age of consent and proper procedure was not followed for obtaining the consent of a parent or guardian<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
Grounds for Annulment<\/td>\r\nAny marriage that is listed above under "Prohibited Marriages" qualifies for a civil annulment.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
Legitimacy of Children<\/td>\r\nGenerally speaking, children are considered legitimate even if the marriage into which they were born is invalid.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
Same-Sex Marriage<\/td>\r\n