Dear Mrs Macaulay, I was married in Jamaica in 2004 and was just informed that there is a 24-hour residency requirement. We came there as cruise ship passengers and weren't even there four hours before getting married. If I am correct, due to the marriage laws in Jamaica, this marriage is void. How do I show that the marriage is legally void, as I appear to have a valid marriage certificate? Our Marriage Act sets out the law relating to all forms of licences which authorise the solemnisation of marriages in Jamaica. These are (1) a civil registrar's certificate; (2) a marriage officer's certificate; (3) a licence from the minister; (4) a licence from a justice, clerk of a resident...
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