Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
void marriage — A marriage absolutely prohibited by law and not subject to ratification. A marriage which is expressly declared a nullity ab initio by statute. 35 Am J1st Mar § 46 … Ballentine's law dictionary
Same-sex marriage in Spain — Legal recognition of same sex relationships Marriage Argentina Belgium Canada Iceland Netherlands Norway Portugal South Africa Spain Sweden … Wikipedia
Ritual of Marriage — Ritual of Marriage † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Ritual of Marriage The form for the celebration of the Sacrament of Matrimony, as it stands in the Rituale Romanum of the present day, is remarkably simple. It consists of the following… … Catholic encyclopedia
Convention on Consent to Marriage, Minimum Age for Marriage, and Registration of Marriages — Drafted 7 November 1962 Effective 9 December 1964 Condition 90 days after the 8th ratification Signatories 16 Parties 55 Languages English, French, Chinese, Russian, Arabic, Spanish … Wikipedia
Federal Marriage Amendment — The Federal Marriage Amendment H.J. Res. 56 (FMA) (also referred to by proponents as the Marriage Protection Amendment) was a proposed amendment to the United States Constitution which would have limited marriage in the United States to unions of … Wikipedia
Catholic marriage — Therefore what God has joined together, let not man separate. (Gospel of Matthew 19:6) Matrimony, The Seven Sacraments, Rogier van der Weyden, ca. 1445. Catholic marriage, also called matrimony, is a covenant by which a man and a woman establish… … Wikipedia
Same-sex marriage in Massachusetts — ] Because federal law confers marital benefits only upon opposite sex marriages, more than 1,100 benefits remain unavailable to married same sex couples in Massachusetts.History Goodridge v. Department of Public Health was brought by Gloria… … Wikipedia
voidable marriage — A marriage which, although prohibited by law, or subject to annulment, under the circumstances, may be made legal and binding upon both parties through subsequent ratification by the parties. 35 Am J1st Mar §§ 46, 85 et seq … Ballentine's law dictionary
United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… … Universalium
Criticism of concordats — Treaties with the Holy See of the Roman Catholic Church, often called “concordats”, have been criticized on three grounds: for the allegedly undemocratic way some concordats are brought about, for the financial burdens they may impose and for the … Wikipedia
