Consensus Facit Matrimonium: Consent makes the marriage

The foundational principle of marriage law.

Consent makes the marriage.

Consensus Facit Matrimonium means that a marriage is not created by a ceremony, a priest, or even physical consummation, but by the voluntary agreement of two people to be husband and wife. Without free and full consent, a marriage is generally void or voidable.

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