Bonnie and John have been married for ten years. When they married, John was unaware that Bonnie was pregnant by another man. By the time the child was five years old, John realized he could not possibly be the child's father. Five years after that, he sought an annulment on fraud grounds. As a defense to his claim, Bonnie says he waited too long. She is raising which of the following defenses?
A) consummation of the marriage
B) laches
C) equitable estoppel
D) unclean hands
Question 2
Three years ago, John and Amy adopted a daughter, Morgan. On all of the paperwork related to the adoption including papers filed with the court, John identified himself as Amy's husband. Now he is seeking an annulment on the ground that he lacked capacity to marry because he was on heavy medication at the time of the marriage and was not in his right mind. Because he earlier acknowledged the validity of the marriage to the court in a legal proceeding, his wife claims the court should not allow him to deny the marriage now. Which of the following defenses is she raising?
A) laches
B) ratification
C) judicial estoppel
D) unclean hands
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