Difference between revisions of "Married Spouses and the Law on Marriage"

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Marriage creates a legal relationship between two people, a relationship which gives each spouse certain legal rights and obligations towards each other on top of whatever promises they may have made during their marriage ceremony. A proper marriage must comply with certain legal requirements however, and as a result not all marriages must be ended by divorce. Some marriages are invalid from the start and can be annulled.
Marriage creates a legal relationship between two people, a relationship which gives each spouse certain legal rights and obligations towards each other on top of whatever promises they may have made during their marriage ceremony. A proper marriage must comply with certain legal requirements however, and as a result not all marriages must be ended by divorce. Some marriages are invalid from the start and can be annulled.


This page discusses the legal requirements of a valid marriage, void marriages and voidable marriages (there is a difference), and marriages that are invalid.
This page discusses the legal requirements of a valid marriage, void marriages, voidable marriages (there is a difference) and marriages that are invalid, as well as the legal rights resulting from marriage.


==Legal Requirements==
==Legal Requirements==

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