Hussain v Hussain: CA 1983

A marriage celebrated outside England under a system of law permitting polygamy is not to be regarded as polygamous for the purpose of s.11(d) (or presumably for other purposes) if neither spouse had capacity to enter into a second marriage, such capacity being determined by the law of the domicile of the spouse in question immediately before the first marriage.

Citations:

[1983] Fam. 26

Statutes:

Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 11

Cited by:

CitedBala and Others, Regina v CACD 10-May-2016
The court was asked whether parties to a polygamous marriage recognised in Nigeria could be exempt thereby from a charge as co-conspirators because of s2 of the 1977 Act. The judge had held the marriage invalid after finding that the defendant was . .
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Updated: 16 May 2022; Ref: scu.564471