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urn: "urn:us-la:civcode:art:87"
article_number: "87"
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heading: "Contract of marriage; requirements"
breadcrumb: "Book I › Title IV › Chapter 1"
source_url: "https://legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=111019"
acts_citations_raw: "Acts 1987, No. 886, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1988."
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  - act_year: 1987
    act_number: 886
    section: 1
    effective_date: 1988-01-01
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# Art. 87. Contract of marriage; requirements

The requirements for the contract of marriage are:

The absence of legal impediment.

A marriage ceremony.

The free consent of the parties to take each other as husband and wife, expressed at the ceremony.