Does a court have to determine whether there was duress at the time of signing a marriage contract?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from Furnish v. CIR, 262 F.2d 727 (9th Cir. 1958):

Cf. also, Davis v. Davis, 1942, 49 Cal. App.2d 239, 121 P.2d 523, 524, where the court found duress at the time of signing even though husband used no force and was outside of the state at the time.

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