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Hyde v Hyde and Woodmansee 1866 {L.R.} 1 P. & D. 130 by Lord Penzance
Marriage Acts:
Who may officiate:
Civil Ceremony
10a.m. – 3p.m. – Registrar/Deputy Registrar (Anguilla &
Mon’t.)
10a.m. – 4p.m. – If held in Magistrate’s Office. (Belize)
9a.m. – 6.30 –if Register General officiates (Antigua &
Barbuda)
Solemnisation Continued
In the presence of at least 2 witnesses
Before a Marriage Officer
Declaring consent to marry
Registration
s. 4 (1)(a):
One of the parties to the marriage had a husband or wife living at the time of the
marriage;
. Not a statutory ground under any of the other jurisdictions zoned to Norman
Manley Law School.
The previous marriage must have ended by one of the
following:
- Divorce
- Death
- Nullity
Held:
She was mistaken as to his attributes but not his identity. She
intended to marry the man standing beside her , and was
mistaken only as to his name and profession.
Void only:
Antigua & Barbuda
Jamaica