3(1) of the Age of Marriage Law and was, therefore, void. former was about fifteen years of age when the marriage with the respondent
between or in respect of persons either of whom is under the age of sixteen shall be void'. If either party to an intended marriage, not being a widower or widow, is under twenty‐one years of age, the written consent of the father, or if he be dead or of unsound mind or absent from Nigeria, of the mother, or if both be dead or of unsound mind or . This lacuna in the rule of customary law has to a
void by this legislation.
Under this Act, marriage is defined as a voluntary union between a man and a woman to the exclusion of others. J., (as he then was) held that the marriage in question contravened section
of marriage which is void under the Law. ","lang_title_cancel_notify":"Cancel this notification","lang_link_cancel":"[Cancel]"}{"commentics_url":"\/\/onlinenigeria.com\/comments\/","page_id":2824,"flash_id":0,"scroll_reply":true,"scroll_speed":1000,"lang_text_view":"View","lang_text_reply":"reply","lang_text_replies":"replies","lang_text_replying_to":"You are replying to","lang_title_cancel_reply":"Cancel this reply","lang_link_cancel":"[Cancel]","lang_text_not_replying":"You are not replying to anyone","lang_button_loading":"Loading..","lang_button_more":"More Comments","show_read_more":true,"read_more_limit":150,"highlight":true,"date_auto":true,"show_pagination":true,"pagination_type":"button","timeago_suffixAgo":"ago","timeago_inPast":"a moment","timeago_seconds":"less than a minute","timeago_minute":"a minute","timeago_minutes":"%d minutes","timeago_hour":"an hour","timeago_hours":"%d hours","timeago_day":"a day","timeago_days":"%d days","timeago_month":"a month","timeago_months":"%d months","timeago_year":"a year","timeago_years":"%d years"}{"commentics_url":"\/\/onlinenigeria.com\/comments\/","auto_detect":"0"}https://onlinenigeria.com/marriages-in-nigeria/Customary-Law-Marriage/ made possible for courts to determine the validity or invalidity of a marriage. This provision seems too wide for the purpose of attaining
Marriage in the English dictionary is defined as the legally or formally recognized union of two people as partners. It provides that a marriage between parties one of whom is a citizen of Nigeria if it is contracted in a country outside Nigeria before a marriage officer in his office shall be as valid in law as if it had been contracted in Nigeria before a registrar in the registrar’s office.In conclusion, an intending couple must always endeavour to take the right steps when it comes to contracting a marriage so as not to fall into the trap of entering into a void or voidable marriage. fact take place until the parties have attained the age of puberty. By section 4(1) of the Law, it is an offence punishable with six months' imprisonment
by Nigerian law. By submitting a comment, you are declaring that you agree with these rules:Failure to comply with these rules may result in being banned from further commenting.These terms and conditions are subject to change at any time and without notice.Bride is coming to Nigeria for one week..How does the expedited marriage registory work and can a judge marry couple that fast . Customary laws regulate it but the At this point, it is necessary to point out that a statutory marriage is different from a church marriage. There are essential and formal requirements for the celebration of valid customary
Usually, where a provision of the Code applies only to the
absence of such qualification it is submitted that 'husband and wife' includes
of that marriage does not constitute the sexual offence of having unlawful carnal
And obtain a marriage certificate.
It is submitted that, at least, it should be
of the parties to the marriage.
. You may want to contact a Nigerian attorney to determine if there are conditions that were not met, thus creating a void marriage. law to marry each other. The aim of this write-up is to give a brief overview of the marriage laws in Nigeria and the procedure for getting married in NigeriaBroadly speaking there are two types of marriages in Nigeria, which are Marriage under the Act, which is known as Statutory Marriage and there is also the Traditional/Customary marriage. Both
The fact that a marriage ceremony is celebrated in a church does not necessarily mean that is was contracted under the Act. is sufficient and cannot be questioned in any court.
In the
While in some areas child betrothal is rampant, marriage does not in
the marriageable age for girls has been fixed by the various Declarations of
For a church marriage to be recognized as statutory, it must comply with the requirements of the Act. The final step is the signing of the marriage certificate. the second appellant and her father gave evidence in the lower court that the