General Obligations Law 5-311 — Legislation

Legislation Search OpenLegislation Statutes Search Term Search icon Search previous SECTION 5-302 Contracts for the creation and use of digital replicas up TITLE 3 Certain Prohibited Contracts and Provisions of Contracts next SECTION 5-321 Agreements exempting lessors from liability for negligence void and unenforceable Viewing most recent revision (from 2014-09-22) View historical revision as of: -- Choose a Date -- 2014-09-22 Share Facebook Email SECTION 5-311 Certain agreements between husband and wife void General Obligations (GOB) CHAPTER 24-A, ARTICLE 5, TITLE 3 § 5-311. Certain agreements between husband and wife void. Except as provided in section two hundred thirty-six of the domestic relations law, a husband and wife cannot contract to alter or dissolve the marriage or to relieve either of his or her liability to support the other in such a manner that he or she will become incapable of self-support and therefore is likely to become a public charge. An agreement, heretofore or hereafter made between a husband and wife, shall not be considered a contract to alter or dissolve the marriage unless it contains an express provision requiring the dissolution of the marriage or provides for the procurement of grounds of divorce.