La. Civ. Code art. 87 : Civil Code — OF PERSONS — HUSBAND AND WIFE — MARRIAGE: GENERAL PRINCIPLES — Contract of marriage; requirements TEXT PDF The requirements for the contract of marriage are: The absence of legal impediment. A marriage ceremony. The free consent of the parties to take each other as husband and wife, expressed at the ceremony. La. C.C. § 87 Acts 1987, No. 886, §1, eff. 1/1/1988.