N.Y. DOM Law § 146
This is the official text of N.Y. DOM Law § 146, part of New York’s Domestic Relations Law — governs marriage, divorce, child custody and support, and adoption.
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Judgment, how far conclusive
Official statutory text
§ 146. Judgment, how far conclusive. A final judgment, annulling a\nmarriage rendered during the lifetime of both the parties is conclusive\nevidence of the invalidity of the marriage in every court of record or\nnot of record, in any action or special proceeding, civil or criminal.\nSuch a judgment rendered after the death of either party to the marriage\nis conclusive only as against the parties to the action and those\nclaiming under them.\n
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