The court considered the effect of this post-facto development on the legal validity of the marriage contract. (familyllb.com)
Following the early Middle Ages, the relevant laws of marriage — both sacred and secular — tended to minimize the role of parental approval as it related to the legal validity of marriage. (firstthings.com)
The case involved the following issues: validity of marriages overseas, the necessity of documentary evidence proving the existence of a marriage and the relevance of expert evidence. (goldsmithchambers.com)