Sentences with phrase «nullity of marriage»

In proceedings for nullity of marriage on the ground that the marriage is void or voidable, the court may, nonetheless, grant the relief sought where both parties to a marriage reside in Singapore at the time of the commencement of the proceedings.

Singapore courts shall have jurisdiction to hear proceedings for divorce, presumption of death and divorce, judicial separation or nullity of marriage only if either of the parties to the marriage is (a) domiciled in Singapore at the time of the commencement of the proceedings; or (b) habitually resident in Singapore for a period of 3 years immediately preceding the commencement of the proceedings.

The following sub-section provided that: «Nothing in this section shall affect the powers of any court to grant a decree of nullity of marriage.»

It also introduced new grounds for nullity of marriage, including wilful refusal to consummate and other grounds which have been carried through into the current legislation.

Based upon this observation, the cardinal makes two proposals: a more generous widening of the procedures for investigating the nullity of marriages and, invoking the criteria of mercy, a dispensation to allow, in certain cases,...

Based upon this observation, the cardinal makes two proposals: a more generous widening of the procedures for investigating the nullity of marriages and, invoking the criteria of mercy, a dispensation to allow, in certain cases, the divorced and remarried to receive Holy Communion.

It found that s 23 and s 24 of MCA 2005 were governed by s 21 (1) to state that these provisions are for the purpose of «adjusting the financial position of the parties to a marriage and any children of the family in connection with proceedings for divorce, nullity of marriage or judicial separation», and was clearly intended to assist (living) parties to the marriage.

A Singapore court that grants a judgment of divorce, judicial separation or nullity of marriage, has the power to order division between the parties of any matrimonial asset or the sale of any such asset and the division between the parties of the proceeds of the sale of any such asset «in such proportions as the court thinks just and equitable.»

That the Nullity of Marriage Act 1971 had intentionally brought about a fundamental shift in the law relating to marriages vitiated by an absence of consent was illustrated by Roberts, Re, Roberts v Roberts [1978] 3 All ER 225.

The courts are able to grant a decree of nullity of civil partnership in broadly the same way as decrees of nullity of marriage are granted.

• Nullity of marriage (which is very rarely granted and only in specific circumstances such as bigamy or mental incapacity).