Sentences with phrase «otherwise valid marriages»

«DOMA undermines both the public and private significance of state - sanctioned same - sex marriages; for it tells those couples, and all the world, that their otherwise valid marriages are unworthy of federal recognition,» Kennedy wrote in the opinion.

An otherwise valid marriage can be voided in certain circumstances through the utilization of the annulment process.

Not exact matches

Nii Equally valid is making sure that you aren't opposing gay marriage because you hate, or are otherwise prejudiced against gays, right?

Otherwise it is just as valid to claim that the increasing trend in UK marriages (say) between 1900 and 1970 (again, for example) can be calibrated against some other set of data and hence represents a valid temperature proxy.

In terms of a divorce, if your husband is re-married then he will have obtained a divorce, otherwise the marriage is not valid.

«(c) that either the party to the marriage did not validly consent to it, whether in consequence of duress, mistake, unsoundness of mind or otherwise; (d) that at the time of the marriage either party, though capable of giving a valid consent, was suffering (whether continuously or intermittently) from mental disorder within the meaning of [the Mental Health Act 1983] of such a kind or to such an extent as to be unfitted for marriage.»

Marital property in Florida is considered to be all assets and debts either spouse acquires during the marriage, unless there is a valid written agreement stating otherwise, regardless of whether the property or debt is only in one spouse's name.

Otherwise the marriage is not valid.