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urn: "urn:us-la:civcode:art:86"
article_number: "86"
status: active
heading: "Marriage; definition"
breadcrumb: "Book I › Title IV › Chapter 1"
source_url: "https://legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=111018"
acts_citations_raw: "Acts 1987, No. 886, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1988."
acts_citations:
  - act_year: 1987
    act_number: 886
    section: 1
    effective_date: 1988-01-01
    role: enactment
schema_version: "1.0.0"
---

# Art. 86. Marriage; definition

Marriage is a legal relationship between a man and a woman that is created by civil contract. The relationship and the contract are subject to special rules prescribed by law.