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Wednesday, April 24

Legitimacy of children of void and voidable foreign marriages under Foreign Marriage Act, 1969



Provision of section 26 of Special Marriage Act, 1954 is applicable.

Notwithstanding that a foreign marriage is null and void under section 4 of Foreign Marriage Act, 1969 or may be declared as null and void, any child borne out of such marriage shall continue to be legitimate.

Any child borne out of the marriage or conceived before date of the decree in a petition for decree of nullity shall be continue to be legitimate child.

Such child will have right in or to the property only of the parents and no other. 


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