{"data":{"id":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-765.01","jurisdiction":"us-wi","citation":"Wis. Stat. § 765.01","heading":"A civil contract.","body":"Marriage, so far as its validity at law is concerned, is a civil contract, to which the consent of the parties capable in law of contracting is essential, and which creates the legal status of husband and wife.","path":["Chs. 765-770, The Family","Chapter 765 Marriage"],"source_url":"https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/765.01","current_through":"2023-24 Wisconsin Statutes updated through 2025 Wis. Act 247 (published 9-4-26)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T12:01:37Z","sha256":"3cc27ac812bf7b387a17c6cf264b09c687aff78c0d8bdc81520381b60bef8ef2","source_id":"us-wi","stale":false,"prev":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-765.002","next":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-765.02"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}