(June 3, 2015 at 9:36 am)TRJF Wrote: I think it's roughly correct for, say, a contract to buy a stereo. But marriage isn't the same kind of "contract", and I don't believe it has the same rules.
You would specifically be correct in that a contract to buy a stereo is a contract for the purchase of goods and is litigated under the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC)
A marriage contract is considered a contract for services and is litigated under common law. While the marriage contract stipulate terms not common to all contracts for services it is treated legally as a contract for service just like any other.