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:
Cited – Wilkinson 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