The claimant sought a declaration of marital status. They had undergone marriage ceremonies first in Connecticut and then in the UK. In the second ceremony they had declared that they had not previously been married. The US marriage had been dissolved.
Held: The English ceremony had had no effect whatsoever: In circumstances where both the husband and the wife here must have known that the ceremony they were going through in England on 30 May 1999 did not confer on them the status of marriage because they were already married, it is plain to me that . . the Court must conclude, and should declare, that that ceremony was of no legal effect and was a non-marriage.’ Declaration accordingly.
Judges:
Mostyn J
Citations:
[2012] EWHC 60 (Fam)
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Statutes:
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
Cited – D v D FD 2006
There is no status recognised in law of being twice validly married under two chronologically separated marriage ceremonies in different places . .
Cited – Hudson v Leigh FD 5-Jun-2009
The claimant sought a decree of divorce. The ceremony had been a religious one in Cape Town. They had intended it to be followed by a ceremony in a register office in England, but this did not happen. The pastor in south Africa said that he had . .
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Updated: 04 October 2022; Ref: scu.450566