The parties gave evidence that the only ceremony of marriage through which they went took place in France. The case was argued and decided on the basis, accepted by the learned judge, that expert evidence showed that the ceremony could not have been valid, and it was submitted that if the parties were not married by that ceremony they were not married at all. Nevertheless in the parties’ long cohabitation after the ceremony, a marriage was presumed.
Citations:
[1904] 1 Ch 456
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Chief Adjudication Officer v Bath CA 28-Oct-1999
The claimant and her husband had been married at a Sikh temple, and lived together for many years before his death. The temple had not been accredited for marriages, and the Secretary of State resisted payment of benefits to the claimant as a widow, . .
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Updated: 30 April 2022; Ref: scu.231664