C/L/72. Grounds for nullity of marriage

This essay looks at the provisions of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973, relating to the grounds on which the marriage can be annulled. The situations where the marriage would be considered void, ie never to have existed at all, or voidable ie valid until the decree of nullity is obtained. All of these rules are simultaneously applied to the hypothetical question, to conclude that the party will not be successful in petitioning for annulment of the marriage simply because his situation does not fall in into any of the grounds for either void or voildable marriage.