Law 2101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Pierre Trudeau, Civil Marriage
27 Dec 2018
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Must comply with all formalities to be valid. Used to have to prove adultery to get a divorce. No problems with partners capacity to marry one another. Example: not too closely related by blood/of sufficient age. Has to be performed by an authorized person. Have to be 18 to be married or 16 with parent"s permission. Ex: canadians who reside in on marry in mexico. Determining validity of marriage with foreign element person. Capacity to marry is determined by law of pre-marriage domicile of each. Formal requirements are determined by place of marriage. Two persons who are domiciled in canada marry one another in costa rica. S2 marriage: civil purposes is the lawful union of two persons wo exclusion that the spouses are of the same sex. S4 for greater certainty, a marriage is not void or voidable by reason only. One: you live separate and apart for one year - most cases.
