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Void
no legal standing
Petitioner
party who files division
Capacity
mental state to get married
Affinity
relationship that a person has to the blood relatives of a spouse by virtue of the marriage
Decree of nullity
order that declares marriage never even existed
Respondent
responds to the petitioner, responds to the division claim
Impotence
man’s inability to consumate, acceptable for anullment
Anullment
marriage is invalid since there was a defect in the marriage taking place
Marriage breakdown
the process of the marriage breaking, ex. you haven’t lived together for a year
Monogamy
only being able to marry one person, legal
Adultry
provides grounds for divorce, cheating
Bigamy
having two partners at once, illegal to marry 2 in Canada
Consanguinity
kinship with a relative who is descended from a common ancestor
Reconciliation
resuming the marriage that was previously separated
Nuclear family
a mom, a dad, and children living in one home
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