N.Y. DOM Law § 142
This is the official text of N.Y. DOM Law § 142, part of New York’s Domestic Relations Law — governs marriage, divorce, child custody and support, and adoption.
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Dismissal of complaint in action by next friend to annul a marriage
Official statutory text
§ 142. Dismissal of complaint in action by next friend to annul a\nmarriage. Where the next friend of an infant, person with a\ndevelopmental disability or person with a mental illness maintains an\naction annulling a marriage, the court may dismiss the complaint if\njustice so requires, although, in a like case, the party to the\nmarriage, if plaintiff, would be entitled to judgment.\n
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