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High Court recognises the annulment of a marriage granted by the Superior Court of Arizona, determining that the respondent had established a domicile of choice in Arizona at the time the proceedings commenced. The marriage, which took place in Ireland, was annulled in Arizona on the grounds that the parties had not given clear and thoughtful consideration to their decision due to the pressures of COVID-19, leading to a lack of mental capacity to enter into a valid and binding marriage. The court found no evidence of collusion in the annulment proceedings and was satisfied that the respondent's domicile of choice was in Arizona, despite her subsequent return to Colorado following the breakdown of the marriage.
Annulment, domicile of choice, domicile of origin, Superior Court of Arizona, High Court of Ireland, COVID-19, marriage, mental capacity, recognition of foreign annulment, Family Law Act 1995, domicile, private international law, consent decree, jurisdiction, domicile of dependency, Domicile and Recognition of Foreign Divorces Act 1986, domicile at the commencement of proceedings, nullity proceedings, substantial justice, collusion.
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