CHAPTER 8. VOID MARRIAGES

IC 31-11-8
    Chapter 8. Void Marriages

IC 31-11-8-1
Marriages void without legal proceedings
    Sec. 1. A marriage that is solemnized in Indiana and is void undersection 2, 3, or 5 of this chapter is void without any legalproceedings.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.3.

IC 31-11-8-2
Prior existing marriage
    Sec. 2. A marriage is void if either party to the marriage had awife or husband who was living when the marriage was solemnized.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.3.

IC 31-11-8-3
Marriage to close relative; marriages between cousins; exceptions
    Sec. 3. A marriage is void if the parties to the marriage are moreclosely related than second cousins. However, a marriage is not voidif:
        (1) the marriage was solemnized after September 1, 1977;
        (2) the parties to the marriage are first cousins; and
        (3) both of the parties were at least sixty-five (65) years of agewhen the marriage was solemnized.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.3.

IC 31-11-8-4
Mentally incompetent persons
    Sec. 4. A marriage is void if either party to the marriage wasmentally incompetent when the marriage was solemnized.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.3.

IC 31-11-8-5
Common law marriages entered into after January 1, 1958
    Sec. 5. A marriage is void if the marriage is a common lawmarriage that was entered into after January 1, 1958.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.3.

IC 31-11-8-6
Foreign marriage solemnized between Indiana residents to evadeIndiana law
    Sec. 6. A marriage is void if the parties to the marriage:
        (1) are residents of Indiana;
        (2) had their marriage solemnized in another state with theintent to:
            (A) evade IC 31-11-4-4 or IC 31-11-4-11 (or IC 31-7-3-3 orIC 31-7-3-10 before their repeal); and
            (B) subsequently return to Indiana and reside in Indiana; and
        (3) without having established residence in another state in

good faith, return to Indiana and reside in Indiana after themarriage is solemnized.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.3.