Boone v. Boone

In this proceeding for a support order respondent challenges the primary allegation that petitioner is his wife.

Concededly, the parties were the principals in a formal marriage ceremony, duly performed, on August 28, 1941, at Sumter, South Carolina, and to the official issuing the marriage license each party was represented as being single. But respondent now asserts that such purported marriage was void, for the reason that in truth he lacked the legal capacity to marry petitioner.

Every such ceremonial marriage is presumed to be valid; and on any party attacking it is cast a heavy burden of…