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lex loci contractus

Case Update (30 Jan 2023): Mullaji v. Mollagee; in determining whether to recognize a foreign marriage, a court looks to the law of the place it is contracted

April 12, 2023

Husband (an Indian Citizen residing in the U.S. on an H1-B visa) and Wife (a South African citizen) married in South Africa in January 2012 in a Muslim ceremony. In 2013, Wife joined her Husband in the U.S. on an H-4 visa. That same year, the Husband sought U.S. permanent residency (based on … Read More about Case Update (30 Jan 2023): Mullaji v. Mollagee; in determining whether to recognize a foreign marriage, a court looks to the law of the place it is contracted

Category iconIslamic Marriage,  lex loci contractus,  marriage recognition

Case Update (8 June 2022): Elali v. Marchoud; bigamous marriage voided in California

June 30, 2022

The California Court of Appeals affirmed a trial judge's conclusion that the parties', Ms. Marchoud and Mr. Elali, marriage, while valid under Lebanese law, was void as a matter of public policy in California as being bigamous. Ms. Marchoud was married to Mr. Elali in Lebanon in August 2012. At … Read More about Case Update (8 June 2022): Elali v. Marchoud; bigamous marriage voided in California

Category iconbigamy,  divorce,  foreign divorce,  invalidate,  lex loci contractus,  void

Case Update (2021): Grossman v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue; recognition of foreign divorce

June 22, 2021

This fascinating case came before the U.S. Tax Court, which handed down its decision on May 27, 2021, concluding that Ms. Ziona Grossman, the third wife of Mr. Semone Grossman, was his surviving spouse under the Internal Revenue Code. The facts are a bit convoluted. Mr. Grossman married his first … Read More about Case Update (2021): Grossman v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue; recognition of foreign divorce

Category icondivorce,  get,  lex loci contractus,  religious divorce

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