{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-19-3-1","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 19-3-1","heading":"Prerequisites to valid marriage.","body":"To constitute a valid marriage in this state there must be:\n(1) Parties able to contract;\n(2) An actual contract; and\n(3) Consummation according to law.","path":["TITLE 19 Domestic Relations","CHAPTER 3 Marriage Generally","Article 1 General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.19.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:34:57Z","sha256":"0269b0e3da3c14a30c47ec93301e66598f13600fa5baabd92174ba4dee5ff2a0","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-19-2-6","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-19-3-1.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}