Section 598.29. Annulling illegal marriage — causes.  


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  •   Marriage may be annulled for the following causes:

      1.  Where the marriage between the parties is prohibited by law.

      2.  Where either party was impotent at the time of marriage.

      3.  Where either party had a husband or wife living at the time of the marriage, provided they have not, with a knowledge of such fact, lived and cohabited together after the death or marriage dissolution of the former spouse of such party.

      4.  Where either party was a ward under a guardianship and was found by the court to lack the capacity to contract a valid marriage.

    [C73, §2231; C97, §3182; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10486; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §598.19; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §598.29]

    91 Acts, ch 93, §3