What is the test for capacity in a marriage contract?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Hunt v. Worrod, 2017 ONSC 7397 (CanLII):
The test for capacity, as set out in Ross-Scott v. Potvin, supra requires that persons entering into a marriage contract understand the duties and responsibilities which a marriage creates and have the ability to manage themselves and their affairs.
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