"For an institution as powerful as the Catholic Church to say in an arrogant way this wasn't a valid marriage is a very hurtful thing.
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Should the state ban on gay marriages be judicially overturned as unconstitutional, same-sex couples would then be free to enter valid marriages, the court emphasized.
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The marriage was held not to be a valid marriage according to the law of England because the customs of the Baralong people permitted polygamy.
34.
Until this point, at common law and by canon law a person who had attained the legal age of puberty could contract a valid marriage.
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A Chinese Buddhist can contract valid marriage with a Myanmar Buddhist as regard the requisites of such a marriage the law has passed through different stages.
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Valid marriages not only ensure parental rights _ they are key to a wide variety of financial benefits, affecting taxes, inheritance, insurance, Social Security and retirement.
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In the Eastern tradition, the clergy not only witness the exchange of vows but must impart a blessing for a valid marriage to have taken place.
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Nobility's marriages became restricted : generally, only a noblewoman was eligible for valid marriage of a nobleman in order to transmit the noble status to children.
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The Executive Presbytery has authority to issue ecclesiastical annulments in cases involving conditions that prevent " the creation of a valid marriage union ", such as fraud.
40.
It was presumed that the consummation of marriage included the " sponsalia de praesenti " and thus rendered the " sponsalia de futuro " a valid marriage.
