Child Marriage - I was 19 years old
2 years ago
When I was 19 years old, I got married by giving money to my family, forcibly I say to cancel now because that girl is 5 years older than me. how can i cancel ?
Advocate Sinjari Bandyopadhyaya
Responded 2 years ago
A.As per THE PROHIBITION OF CHILD MARRIAGE ACT, 2006“child” means a person who, if a male, has not completed twenty-one years of age, and if a female, has not completed eighteen years of age.
As per Section 3 of THE PROHIBITION OF CHILD MARRIAGE ACT, 2006, Every child marriage, whether solemnized before or after the commencement of this Act, shall be voidable at the option of the contracting party who was a child at the time of the marriage: Provided that a petition for annulling a child marriage by a decree of nullity may be filed in the
district court only by a contracting party to the marriage who was a child at the time of the marriage.The petition under this section may be filed at any time but before the child filing the petition completes two years of attaining majority. If at the time of filing a petition, the petitioner is a minor, the petition may be filed through his or her guardian or next friend along with the Child Marriage Prohibition Officer.
As per Section 3 of THE PROHIBITION OF CHILD MARRIAGE ACT, 2006, Every child marriage, whether solemnized before or after the commencement of this Act, shall be voidable at the option of the contracting party who was a child at the time of the marriage: Provided that a petition for annulling a child marriage by a decree of nullity may be filed in the
district court only by a contracting party to the marriage who was a child at the time of the marriage.The petition under this section may be filed at any time but before the child filing the petition completes two years of attaining majority. If at the time of filing a petition, the petitioner is a minor, the petition may be filed through his or her guardian or next friend along with the Child Marriage Prohibition Officer.
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A.Dear client,
Yes, you can get your marriage legally cancelled by asking for an annulment. Karnataka is the only state where child marriages have been declared void ab initio, i.e., void from the beginning.
Thank you.
Yes, you can get your marriage legally cancelled by asking for an annulment. Karnataka is the only state where child marriages have been declared void ab initio, i.e., void from the beginning.
Thank you.
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