Show marriage after dark I 1 not legal in england although divorce Is on the increase in england it is difficult to achieve and seekers after legal separations often find it easier to find a flaw in the union itself thus bringing about a dissolution on the ground that they were not truly married in the first place english courts have held for example that marriage by registration may I 1 tie be legal in russia but cannot be so recognized in england A russ russian woman who sued for judi judicial cial sepa separation and maintenance stating th that at s she he and her mats mate had registered their union onion in moscow got the separation all right but had no legal claim for maintenance when the court said 1 I have come to the conclusion that the petitioner and respondent were never husband and wife C in another case a man accused of deserting his family defended himself hini self on the ground that he married the girl after dark I 1 ile he was not joking A marriage in england outside the hours between eight in the tha moring and three in the afternoon la Is no more legal than a II 11 whisky and soda bought at a bar after re regular ular hours |