{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-domestic-relations-law-142","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Domestic Relations Law § 142","heading":"Dismissal of complaint in action by next friend to annul a marriage","body":"§ 142. Dismissal of complaint in action by next friend to annul a\nmarriage. Where the next friend of an infant, person with a\ndevelopmental disability or person with a mental illness maintains an\naction annulling a marriage, the court may dismiss the complaint if\njustice so requires, although, in a like case, the party to the\nmarriage, if plaintiff, would be entitled to judgment.","path":["Domestic Relations Law","Article 9. Action to Annul a Marriage or Declare It Void"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/DOM/142","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"b6077cdaa4d0f7fe725744daa03ebaa2a870c69908165b28dc1986690e0661a5","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-domestic-relations-law-141","next":"us-ny/n.y.-domestic-relations-law-143"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}