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NULLITY ACTION [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-06-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Family Law (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- action for nullity of marriage
1, record 1, English, action%20for%20nullity%20of%20marriage
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- action in nullity of marriage 2, record 1, English, action%20in%20nullity%20of%20marriage
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... it would be a mistake to conclude that the action for nullity of marriage might as well be abolished. There is a world of difference between a valid marriage which has gone on the rocks, and a marriage which, because of a fatal flaw, is not a marriage, or which suffers from an initial defect or vice that renders it liable to annulment at the suit of one or other of the parties. 3, record 1, English, - action%20for%20nullity%20of%20marriage
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit de la famille (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- action en nullité de mariage
1, record 1, French, action%20en%20nullit%C3%A9%20de%20mariage
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
action en nullité de mariage : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 2, record 1, French, - action%20en%20nullit%C3%A9%20de%20mariage
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2015-05-20
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Family Law (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- impotence
1, record 2, English, impotence
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- impotency 2, record 2, English, impotency
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A good overview of the essential ingredients to be proved in an action for nullity because of impotence was provided by Laidlaw J. A. in the Ontario Court of Appeal in 1944 : Rae v. Rae, [1944] 2 D. L. R. 604; summarized in Hardick(Fox v. Fox(1970), 3 F. L. R. 153(Ont.) ;(1) Impotence must exist at the time of the marriage...(2) the incapacity pleaded must be such as to render intercourse impractical...(3) the incapacity may stem from a "physical or mental or moral disability"... and(4) the impotence must be incurable... 3, record 2, English, - impotence
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
impotence; impotency: can be used for a man or a woman. 4, record 2, English, - impotence
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit de la famille (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- impuissance
1, record 2, French, impuissance
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Inaptitude manifeste et apparente de l’homme ou de la femme à accomplir l’acte sexuel complet pour des raisons d’ordre physique ou psychologique. 2, record 2, French, - impuissance
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
impuissance : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 3, record 2, French, - impuissance
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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