Generally
In general, a marriage is void (as opposed to voidable) if:
- The parties' degree of consanguinity is too close - for example, a brother and sister or a parent and a child. Different jurisdictions have different lists of prohibited incestuous relationship.
- A party to the marriage is forbidden to marry as a result of losing their civil rights, such as for conviction of a crime.
- The form of the marriage is forbidden by statute - such as same-sex marriage or group marriage.
- There is a pre-existing marriage by at least one of the parties, and the subsequent marriage may also constitute a crime of bigamy.
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