{"data":{"id":"us-nm/40-1-1","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"40-1-1","heading":"[Marriage is civil contract requiring consent of parties.]","body":"Marriage is contemplated by the law as a civil contract, for which the consent of the contracting parties, capable in law of contracting, is essential.","path":["Chapter 40 - Domestic Affairs","ARTICLE 1 Marriage in General"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18540/index.do","current_through":"2026-07-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:19Z","sha256":"cc1d4960b65b7900bfd055920d7c736b9ee1d1d4c0123512357a0ce5e7db09a9","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/39-7-13","next":"us-nm/40-1-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}