nullity of a marriage

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• nullity of the marriage — divorce, ending of a marriage …   English contemporary dictionary

• nullity — nul·li·ty / nə lə tē/ n pl ties 1: the quality or state of being null 2: an act, proceeding, or contract void of legal effect compare impediment absolute nullity in the civil law of Louisiana: a contract or act considered void by virtue of a… …   Law dictionary

• Nullity — Nul li*ty (n[u^]l l[i^]*t[y^]), n.; pl. {Nullities}. [LL. nullitias, fr. L. nullus none: cf. F. nullit[ e] . See {Null}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The quality or state of being null; nothingness; want of efficacy or force. [1913 Webster] 2. (Law)… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Nullity — may refer to: Nullity (conflict), a legal declaration that no marriage had ever come into being Nullity, the dimension of the null space of a mathematical operator or matrix Nullity (graph theory), the nullity of the oriented incidence matrix of… …   Wikipedia

• nullity of marriage — the avoidance of a marriage, as opposed to its termination by divorce. A marriage may be declared null as a result of some defect existing at the time the marriage was celebrated or because the marriage was never consummated. Collins dictionary… …   Law dictionary

• Marriage, Validation of — • May be effected by a simple renewal of consent when its nullity arises only from a defective consent in one or both parties Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Nullity (conflict) — In Conflict of Laws, the issue of nullity (known as annulment in the United States) in Family Law inspires a wide response among the laws of different states as to the circumstances in which a marriage will be valid, invalid or null. As in… …   Wikipedia

• nullity — Nothing; no proceeding; an act or proceeding in a cause which the opposite party may treat as though it had not taken place, or which has absolutely no legal force or effect @ nullity of marriage The entire invalidity of a supposed, pretended, or …   Black's law dictionary

• Marriage (conflict) — In conflict of laws, the issue of marriage has assumed increasing public policy significance in a world of increasing multi ethnic, multi cultural community existence.Public policyThe central political issue for each state is the choice between… …   Wikipedia

• Nullity of Marriage Act 1971 — The Nullity of Marriage Act 1971 was the first time in British law that marriage was defined as being between a male and a female. A marriage could therefore be annulled if the partners were not respectively male and female. The Act was repealed …   Wikipedia

• Marriage — For other uses, see Marriage (disambiguation). Married and Matrimony redirect here. For other uses, see Married (disambiguation) and Matrimony (disambiguation) …   Wikipedia