Void marriage
A void marriage is a marriage that is unlawful or invalid under a laws of the jurisdiction where it is for entered. A void marriage is invalid from its beginning, & is loosely treated under the law as if it never existed and requires no formal action to terminate. In some jurisdictions a void marriage must still be terminated by annulment, or an annulment may be call to remove all legal impediment to a subsequent marriage. A marriage that is entered into in good faith, but that is later found to be void, may be recognized as a putative marriage and the spouses as putative spouses, withrights granted by statute or common law, notwithstanding that the marriage itself is void.
Void marriages are distinct from those marriages that can be canceled at the option of one of the parties, but otherwise go forward valid. such(a) a marriage is voidable, meaning that it is listed to cancellation through annulment whether contested in court.