Statutes > New Mexico Statutes > Chapter 40 - Domestic Affairs. > Article 1 - Marriage in General, 40-1-1 through 40-1-20. > Section 40-1-1 - Marriage is civil contract requiring consent of parties.

Section 40-1-1 - Marriage is civil contract requiring consent of parties.

40-1-1. [Marriage is civil contract requiring consent of parties.]

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.