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NULLITY AB INITIO [1 record]

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Record 1 2015-06-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Family Law (common law)
CONT

The common learning... is that invalid marriages are of two types : a void marriage which is void "ab initio" and therefore not a marriage at all, and a voidable marriage, which subsists until avoided by a decree of nullity obtained from the court.

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit de la famille (common law)
OBS

Le mariage invalide est nul ou annulable.

OBS

mariage invalide : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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