marriage annulment

Civil Code, Section 2 Formalities for the Conclusion of Marriage. Articles 297-301 Relative Nullity of Marriage.

The Prosecutor appealed a marriage annulment granted by the lower court. A husband had requested the annulment on the grounds that his wife had deceived him regarding her virginity. The lower court had granted this annulment citing the wife's consent to the annulment as proof of her belief that her virginity was an essential determinant of her husband's consent to marriage. The Court of Appeals granted the appeal and rejected the marriage annulment, stating that a lie that does not concern an "essential quality" is not good grounds for the annulment of a marriage.

Section 13 of the Divorce Act of Saint Lucia provides additional grounds for a marriage to be voidable.