{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-domestic-relations-law-10","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Domestic Relations Law § 10","heading":"Marriage a civil contract","body":"§ 10.  Marriage a civil contract.  Marriage, so far as its validity in\nlaw is concerned, continues to be a civil contract, to which the consent\nof parties capable in law of making a contract is essential.","path":["Domestic Relations Law","Article 3. Solemnization, Proof and Effect of Marriage"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/DOM/10","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"860582cbe06d04d2b3acd131c59a397cd45587a08767eca816ddad9d6ea4f970","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-domestic-relations-law-8","next":"us-ny/n.y.-domestic-relations-law-10-a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}