In Malaysia, marriage is voidable if... What about your country?

[anon31002210]

Marriage(?) Act 1976

70, A marriage which takes place after the appointed date shall be voidable on the following grounds only, that is to say:

(a) that the marriage has not been consummated owing to the incapacity of either party to consummate it;
(b) that the marriage has not been consummated owing to the wilful refusal of the respondent to consummate it;
(c) that either party to the marriage did not validly consent to it, whether in consequence of duress, mistake, unsoundness of mind or otherwise;
(d) that at the time of the marriage either party, though capable of giving a valid consent, was (whether continuously or intermittently) a mentally disordered person within the meaning of the Mental Disorders Ordinance 1952 [Ord.31 of 1952] of such a kind or to such an extent as to be unfit for marriage;
(e) that at the time of the marriage the respondent was suffering from veneral disease in a communicable form;
(f) that at the time of the marriage the respondent was pregnant by some person other than the petitioner.

copied from my bilingual blog: mentalhealth2040.blogspot.com

[e_lunaseer]

I’ve heard in the US a marriage can be annulled for lack of consummation…I haven’t looked at the actual law though…
There is probably an argument for divorce if someone was mentally ill and the other partner didn’t know…which only tells me that if people are getting married they should be open about things like that…

[anon31002210]

@e_lunaseer

which only tells me that if people are getting married they should be open about things like that…

Yes, I encourage people to be honest with their health issues particulary to their future spouse.