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Both parties must, in general, be over the age of majority. Under the provincial ''Marriage Act'', however, a marriage may still be valid as long as both parties were 16 years of age or older and provided that the marriage was necessary and in the best interests of both parties. | Both parties must, in general, be over the age of majority. Under the provincial ''Marriage Act'', however, a marriage may still be valid as long as both parties were 16 years of age or older and provided that the marriage was necessary and in the best interests of both parties. | ||
Interestingly, the act might be read in such a way that the marriages of girls as young as 12 and boys as young as 14, the old common law ages of puberty, might still be considered to be valid. Since marriages between people this young are prohibited in Canada without a court order, this rule will only apply to preserve the marriages of young couples wed outside of Canada. | Interestingly, the act might be read in such a way that the marriages of girls as young as 12 and boys as young as 14, the old common-law ages of puberty, might still be considered to be valid. Since marriages between people this young are prohibited in Canada without a court order, this rule will only apply to preserve the marriages of young couples wed outside of Canada. | ||
===Foreign marriages=== | ===Foreign marriages=== | ||
