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'''Hyde v Hyde and Woodmansee''' was a court case heard in 1866, which established the definition of marriage in English law. | '''Hyde v Hyde and Woodmansee''' was a court case heard in 1866, which established the definition of marriage in English law. | ||
| − | The case arose in the context of a couple who had been married in the Mormon church in the US state of Utah: such marriages at that time were potentially polygamous. The judge, Lord Penzance, ruled that such a marriage could not be recognised in | + | The case arose in the context of a couple who had been married in the Mormon church in the US state of Utah: such marriages at that time were potentially polygamous. The judge, Lord Penzance, ruled that such a marriage could not be recognised in English law. |
:"Marriage as understood in Christendom is the voluntary union for life of one man and one woman, to the exclusion of all others."<ref>http://www.uniset.ca/other/ths/LR1PD130.html</ref> | :"Marriage as understood in Christendom is the voluntary union for life of one man and one woman, to the exclusion of all others."<ref>http://www.uniset.ca/other/ths/LR1PD130.html</ref> | ||
Latest revision as of 12:58, 11 December 2015
Hyde v Hyde and Woodmansee was a court case heard in 1866, which established the definition of marriage in English law.
The case arose in the context of a couple who had been married in the Mormon church in the US state of Utah: such marriages at that time were potentially polygamous. The judge, Lord Penzance, ruled that such a marriage could not be recognised in English law.
- "Marriage as understood in Christendom is the voluntary union for life of one man and one woman, to the exclusion of all others."[1]
