What is the test for making an order to divorce two people?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Lee v. Chung, 2014 BCSC 1157 (CanLII):
Before the court can make an order divorcing two people, it must be satisfied that they were lawfully married. A certificate of marriage is frequently relied on as the means of proving the marriage. However, it is not the only method of proof: see, e.g., Cao v. Le, 2007 BCSC 499, at paras. 52 and following.
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