VOIDABLE MARRIAGE: A valid marriage that can be annulled if challenged, but that otherwise remains legitimate. For instance, if one of the parties was a minor at the time of marriage, the marriage could be annulled if challenged.
Voidable Marriage
Voidable marriages are those which are valid until a court determines them void.
However, a decree is necessary to annul voidable marriages. Grounds, generally specified by statute, ...
of any union that has the characteristics of a formal marriage relationship is entitled to legitimate status. This theory includes children born of marriages that fail owing to legal technicalities as well as children of void or voidable marriages.
 See also: Voidable, Wife, Were, Wrong, Warrant
  
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