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A voidable marriage is a marriage that is potentially void but remains valid until an application is made to the court for an annulment, a declaration that the marriage is void. A marriage may be invalid and annulled if: | A voidable marriage is a marriage that is potentially void but remains valid until an application is made to the court for an annulment, a declaration that the marriage is void. A marriage may be invalid and annulled if: | ||
#the spouses were over seven years of age, but a female spouse was under the age of 12 or a male spouse was under the age of 14 (the old common law ages of puberty), | #the spouses were over seven years of age, but a female spouse was under the age of 12 or a male spouse was under the age of 14 (the old common-law ages of puberty), | ||
#one or both of the spouses did not consent to the marriage or were under duress or some other kind of coercion when they married, | #one or both of the spouses did not consent to the marriage or were under duress or some other kind of coercion when they married, | ||
#a male spouse is impotent or a female spouse is sterile going into the marriage, | #a male spouse is impotent or a female spouse is sterile going into the marriage, | ||