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What Is The Legal Status Of Children Which Are Born Out Of Void And Voidable Marriage

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Children born out of void and voidable marriages stand before legal status, and that can be considered a relatively harsh and controversial issue, which existed for a long time. Indian law sets up the base under different circumstances of consanguinity, bigamy, and fraud by deeming certain marriages as void or voidable and making their rights ambiguous. The Hindu Marriage Act, of 1955, and the Special Marriage Act, of 1954, provide the provision for the legal status of an illegitimate child. What is void marriage? Section 11 of the HMA, 1955 deals with void marriage . It will apply to a marriage solemnized after the commencement of this Act. The marriage is void under section 11 on the violation of monogamy, Sapinda & Prohibited degree of relationship. In which conditions does marriage become void? If these conditions are violated then marriage becomes void. Monogamy: It means when a person is married to only one person at a time. Sapinda relationship: When two individuals belong t...