{"data":{"id":"us-vt/15-v.s.a.-511","jurisdiction":"us-vt","citation":"15 V.S.A. § 511","heading":"Void civil marriages; consanguinity, affinity, or living spouse","body":"(a) Civil marriages prohibited by law on account of consanguinity or affinity between the parties or on account of either party having a wife or husband living, if solemnized within this State, shall be void without decree of divorce or other legal process.\n(b) When the validity of a civil marriage is uncertain for causes mentioned in subsection (a) of this section, either party may file a complaint to annul the same. Upon proof of the nullity of the marriage it shall be declared void by a decree of nullity.","path":["Title 15: Domestic Relations","Chapter 011: Annulment and Divorce","Subchapter 001: ANNULMENT"],"source_url":"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/15/011/00511","current_through":"2025 session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T17:16:59Z","sha256":"92f3cc9549c36ea7946830d6a4542c3bc0d609972b925103785dc707d499b174","source_id":"us-vt","stale":false,"prev":"us-vt/15-v.s.a.-460-465","next":"us-vt/15-v.s.a.-512"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}