N.Y. Domestic Relations Law § 10 : Domestic Relations — Solemnization, Proof And Effect Of Marriage — Marriage a civil contract Date: 27 May 2016 TEXT PDF Current through 2016 New York Laws, Chapters 1 to 237 Marriage, so far as its validity in law is concerned, continues to be a civil contract, to which the consent of parties capable in law of making a contract is essential. N.Y. Dom. Rel. Law § 10