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Multilingual Demographic Dictionary, second unified edition, English volume

Valid marriage

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Valid marriage  (VALID marriage)


A decree of nullity 1 or an annulment of marriage 1 is a declaration by a court of law that, although a marriage ceremony has taken place, there has been no valid marriage 2. The expression dissolved marriage 3 is frequently understood to include cases of annulments and of legal separation, although legally the marriage is not dissolved. The term end of union (510-2) is more appropriate than dissolution in such cases and may also refer to unions other than marriage. More...