Foreign Marriage and Divorce

Question 1

Illegal presence if sufficient for domicile of choice?

Answer 1

Mark v Mark

Question 2

Married over the phone. Non-recognition due to lack of essential validity. Lacked mental capacity

Answer 2

Westminster v IC

Question 3

Non-Recognition due to LEARNING DIFFICULTIES

Answer 3

XCC v AA

Question 4

Formal Capacity - Failed to comply with South African regulations

Answer 4

Hudson v Leigh

Question 5

Despite no physical presence in marriage, they complied with Ghanaian regulation

Answer 5

McCabe v McCabe

Question 6

Consanguinity not so offensive to conscience of English court?

Answer 6

Cheni v Cheni

Question 7

Public Policy - 23 year old married to 13 year old. Marriage was allowed?

Answer 7

Mohammed v Knott

Question 8

We don’t accept transnational divorce

Answer 8

Soloveyv - Russian divorce

Question 9

We don’t accept the bare talaq

Answer 9

Quazi

Question 10

Case with the test for proceedings?

Answer 10

Choudhary - Involvement of a state approved official more than merely probative

Question 11

What is the difference between forced marriage and arranged marriage?

Answer 11

In both types the family will do most of the legwork, but for forced there is no choice, in arranged there is a choice.