New Hampshire Statutes
§ 458:1 — Without Decree
New Hampshire § 458:1
JurisdictionNew Hampshire
Title XLIIIDOMESTIC RELATIONS
Ch. 458ANNULMENT, DIVORCE AND SEPARATION
SubdivisionVoid Marriages
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Bluebook
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 458:1 (2026).
Text
All marriages prohibited by law on account of the consanguinity or affinity of the parties, or where either has a former wife or husband living, knowing such wife or husband to be alive and knowing that their marriage had not been legally dissolved, if solemnized in this state, shall be absolutely void without any legal process.
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Legislative History
RS 148:1. CS 157:1. GS 163:1. GL 182:1. PS 175:1. PL 287:1. RL 339:1. RSA 458:1. 1981, 160:6, eff. Aug. 1, 1981.
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Without Decree§ 458:11
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Evidence of Marriage§ 458:14
Revision of Orders, Etc§ 458:15
Clerks' Returns§ 458:15-b
Financial Affidavits§ 458:15-c
Mediation§ 458:16-a
Property Settlement§ 458:16-b
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Bluebook (online)
New Hampshire § 458:1, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nh/458/458%3A1.