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Marriage In The Conflict Of Laws, Charles W. Taintor, Ii
Marriage In The Conflict Of Laws, Charles W. Taintor, Ii
Vanderbilt Law Review
It must first be recognized that three different types of problems are raised in this field by what purport to be marriages: problems concerning the creation of the relationship of man and wife; those concerning the method whereby the parties signify their consents to the assumption of the relationship; and those concerning the legal protection accorded to claims arising therefrom. These involve, respectively, the status, the ceremony, and the incidents' of marriage.
It has often been said or assumed in the past that the laws of the domicile or domiciles of the parties at the time of the ceremony govern …