Mette v Mette: 1859

Where somebody with English domicile purports to marry in another jurisdiction, but the parties lack capacity to marry in English law, the marriage is not recognised in England.

Citations:

(1859) 1 Sw and Tr 416

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Cited by:

CitedWilkinson v Kitzinger and others FD 31-Jul-2006
The parties had gone through a ceremony of marriage in Columbia, being both women. After the relationship failed, the claimant sought a declaration that the witholding of the recognition of same-sex marriages recoginised in a foreign jurisdiction . .
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Family

Updated: 23 November 2022; Ref: scu.244724