Economic consequences of marriage, family relations and their dissolution 2013, para. 20
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Some States parties do not require registration of religious and customary marriages in order for them to be valid. Unregistered marriages may be substantiated by production of a marriage contract, witness accounts of the rituals or other means, as appropriate in the circumstances.
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
Document type
General Comment / Recommendation
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
Equality & Inclusion
Social & Cultural Rights
Person(s) affected
Families
Year
2013
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
CEDAW General Recommendation No. 29, Economic consequences of marriage, family relations and their dissolution (2013), para. 20.