Marriage, Divorce and Family Relations Act 2015: Legal marriages
All civil, customary and religious marriages under Section 12 of the Act, as long as either between a man and a woman, or cohabitation of a man and a woman as if they were married for a significant period of time, all qualify for the legal status of marriage. However, under Section 14, to qualify as having the capacity to be married under the law, the man and the woman must be older than 18 years of age, be of sound mind and not be within prohibited degrees of family relations. Additionally, under civil marriages in Section 18, 51, and 52, polygamous civil marriages are not recognized and any attempt to enter into a civil polygamous marriage can be punished by a fine and imprisonment. Any customary or religious marriage under Section 26 can follow traditional rites and customs, but must meet the capacity requirements set forward in the Act.
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