Have you ever wondered how to stop someone from going ahead with their wedding at the court registry? Whether because you think he or she is your true love or “the one that’s getting away” or maybe you’re just out here as a knight/princess in shining armour, trying to prevent a crash from happening. No judgement here boo, I’m just the messenger ready to tell you exactly how to that court wedding now!
The first step in our mission is to confirm whether your lover or his/her boo has given notice of marriage to the Registrar of Marriages in the district where the ceremony is to be held. How do I do this, you ask, well, According to Section 10 of the Marriage Act, when the Registrar receives such notice of marriage, he must record it in a book called the Marriage Notice Book, and guess what! This book can be inspected during office hours and without a fee. This means your mission just costs you nothing! Except maybe your conscience.
Also, the Registrar has a duty to publish the notice by attaching a copy to the outer door of his office until he grants his certificate or until three months have elapsed. So, if you don’t want to stress yourself, just go hang around the Registrar’s office like a tourist and carry out your secret findings.
Now listen closely to the next part of our mission because time is of the essence. According to Section 11 of the Marriage Act, the Registrar has a time frame of 21 days to 3 months, from when the notice is given, to issue the Registrar’s Certificate, so long as he is satisfied with some things. This time frame is crucial because according to Section 12 of the Marriage Act, if the wedding does not take place within 3 months after the date the notice was given, then all the proceedings will be void which means that your lover and his/her boo will have to start again. So, you have the option of waiting patiently and praying that 3 months lapse without them getting married and maybe they will see it as a sign to break up, or you can keep reading and let me teach you how to be an evil genius.
The next thing in our mission is to enter a caveat and this must be done after the publication of the notice but before the issuance of the Registrar’s certificate, which means that you safely have 21 days to fight for your true love. Be careful though, because according to Section 14 of the Marriage Act, only a person whose consent to the marriage is needed (e.g. parent or guardian of an underage party), or who has a just cause why the marriage shouldn’t hold, may enter a caveat against the issue of the Registrar’s certificate. I know “caveat” might sound confusing, but it’s really simple boo; just go to the Registrar’s office and write the word “Forbidden”, opposite the entry of the notice in the marriage notice book. Then, you write your name and address and the grounds on which you are forbidding the marriage. This simple act will prevent the Registrar from issuing his certificate until your caveat has been removed.
What classifies as just cause you may ask? Well, that’s between you and your conscience but I can tell you for free that it includes things like proof that the people to be married are related by affinity e.g., the wife-to-be is also her man’s sister-in-law; or proof that either of them is currently married to someone else under customary law.
Now when your caveat has been entered, only a Judge of a High Court of the state, who is to determine the case, can remove it. This means that you will get a chance to declare your undying love or display your chivalry. Both you (the caveator) and the parties to the marriage will go before the Judge and defend your respective causes. If the judge decides that the certificate should be issued, he will cancel the word “Forbidden” in the marriage notice book, write below it, “Cancelled by order of the High Court” and then sign. This means that your lover can marry his/her lover, which isn’t you. Ouch!
But fear not my noble knight/princess, because according to Section 15 of the Marriage Act, you have a right of appeal to the Court of Appeal.
Also, you must know that if the judge thinks you don’t have enough grounds A.K.A you’re a hater, the court may award compensation and costs to the party injured, thus aside from losing the love of your life, you will also contribute to the funding of their honeymoon. Sorry boo.
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Interesting but evil read lol.
truth hurts? lol