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A void marriage is a marriage which is unlawful or invalid under the laws of the jurisdiction where it is entered. A void marriage is "one that is void and invalid from its beginning. It is as though the marriage never existed and it requires no formality to terminate." 〔(Lectric Law web site )〕 Most jurisdictions recognise the validity of marriages performed in another jurisiction. However, a jurisdiction where the parties to the marriage normally reside (and where recognition of the marriage has significant implications) may not recognise a "foreign" marriage and may declare it void - for example, a same-sex marriage, a group marriage and in some cases a polygamous marriage. A marriage, however, which can be canceled at the option of one of the parties is merely voidable, meaning it is subject to cancellation if contested in court. A marriage that is entered into in good faith, but which is subsequently found to be void, may be recognized as a putative marriage and the spouses as putative spouses, with certain rights granted by statute or common law, notwithstanding that the marriage itself is void. ==Generally== In general, a marriage is void (as opposed to voidable) if: * The parties' degree of consanguinity is too close - for example, a brother and sister or a parent and a child. Different jurisdictions have different lists of prohibited incestuous relationship. * A party to the marriage is forbidden to marry as a result of losing their civil rights, such as for conviction of a crime. * The form of the marriage is forbidden by statute - such as same-sex marriage (in some jurisdictions outside of the United States) or group marriage. Attempts to espouse a Ford motorcar〔http://amarillo.com/stories/030699/usn_mancar.shtml〕 or a "porn-filled Apple computer"〔http://www.dailydot.com/lifestyle/florida-gay-marriage-troll/〕 have been dismissed as void. * There is a pre-existing marriage by at least one of the parties, and the subsequent marriage may also constitute a crime of bigamy. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Void marriage」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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