Statute · New York Domestic Relations Law
N.Y. Dom. Rel. Law § 142 — Dismissal of complaint in action by next friend to annul a marriage
N.Y. Dom. Rel. Law § 142
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- New York Domestic Relations Law
- Jurisdiction
- New York
- Current through
- Nov 4, 2026 (NY Senate Open Legislation)
§ 142. Dismissal of complaint in action by next friend to annul a marriage. Where the next friend of an infant, person with a developmental disability or person with a mental illness maintains an action annulling a marriage, the court may dismiss the complaint if justice so requires, although,…
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N.Y. Dom. Rel. Law § 142 — Dismissal of complaint in action by next friend to annul a marriage is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
§ 142. Dismissal of complaint in action by next friend to annul a marriage. Where the next friend of an infant, person with a developmental disability or person with a mental illness maintains an action annulling a marriage, the court may dismiss the complaint if justice so requires, although, in a like case, the party to the marriage, if plaintiff, would be entitled to judgment.