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US and UK citizens marrying in Canada?
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falnichar Posts: 1
Posted On: 1/24/2019
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Could my same sex partner who is a UK citizen marry me who is a US citizen in Canada? Would it be legally recognized?
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Lahbib70 Posts: 61
Posted On: 1/29/2019
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Hello,
Here are some sections taken from the Civil Marriage Act (S.C. 2005, c. 33)
https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/c-31.5/page-1.html
3.1 For greater certainty, no person or organization shall be deprived of any benefit, or be subject to any obligation or sanction, under any law of the Parliament of Canada solely by reason of their exercise, in respect of marriage between persons of the same sex, of the freedom of conscience and religion guaranteed under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms or the expression of their beliefs in respect of marriage as the union of a man and woman to the exclusion of all others based on that guaranteed freedom.
For greater certainty, a marriage is not void or voidable by reason only that the spouses are of the same sex.
Marginal note:Marriage of non-resident persons
- 5 (1) A marriage that is performed in Canada and that would be valid in Canada if the spouses were domiciled in Canada is valid for the purposes of Canadian law even though either or both of the spouses do not, at the time of the marriage, have the capacity to enter into it under the law of their respective state of domicile
Thank you
Lahbib
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