Agreements restraining marriage are void under contract law, except as to minors, prohibiting marriage-restraining covenants. Agreements that impose a restraint on an individual's marriage are void as a matter of contract law, with the statutory exception limited to minors. The rule invalidates contractual clauses or undertakings that operate to prevent or restrict the free choice of marriage by any person who is not a minor.
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Agreements restraining marriage are void under contract law, except as to minors, prohibiting marriage-restraining covenants.
Agreements that impose a restraint on an individual's marriage are void as a matter of contract law, with the statutory exception limited to minors. The rule invalidates contractual clauses or undertakings that operate to prevent or restrict the free choice of marriage by any person who is not a minor.
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