In Egpyt, yes.
A US citizen may NEVER marry more than one person, regardless of where that occurs, and even if it is legal in that country. If you return to the United States only your first marriage will be recognized.
Bigamy is when a person is already married and marries someone else, and the second marriage is void.
You should notify the new "wife" that your husband is already married. His second marriage is not valid until you and he obtain a divorce.
No. Your second marriage is not legal. In fact, in the United States a married person who knowingly marries again while still married to their first spouse commits bigamy. You need to obtain a legal divorce to dissolve your first marriage.
In most countries he will be committing a criminal offense (bigamy) and will be liable to arrest and may be sentenced to a custodial term if convicted. Further, his second marriage will be invalid.
She is not legally married to the second man.Added: Not to mention having committed BIGAMY.
He should have a recorded divorce decree to make the second marriage legal in the U.S. If he has lost the copy, he can obtain one from where he got the divorce. Also, many counties have a website where you can access such information, such as divorces, marriages and the dates.
If he was common law married he has to go through a formal divore before he can remarry! So now his second marriage is not recognized.
Before someone can get married again they must have a finalized divorce decree from the first marriage. Without that the second marriage is not valid.
Yes and no. No one can be legally married to two different people at the same time. However, if a man marries another man in a state that permits same-sex marriage, he may then marry a woman in a state that does not recognize same-sex marriage. However, if he again enters any state that has legalized same-sex marriage, his second marriage becomes bigamous and invalid for as long as he is in that state.
Jocasta is the widowed queen whom Oedipus marries in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Jocasta is the widow of her first husband, murdered Theban King Laius. She has a second chance at happiness when Oedipus defeats the Sphinx, Thebes' latest terror, and is offered as a reward marriage with Jocasta and a job as king of Thebes. Jocasta considers herself blessed since she has no known surviving children from her first marriage. This second marriage allows Jocasta another chance at professional success, personal happiness and family life. She accepts.
Your second marriage is not legal. in fact, in the United States a married person who knowingly marries again without legally dissolving their first marriage commits bigamy.
If he was married and then married someone else the second marriage is not binding and is bigamy. Bigamy is defined as the crime of marrying when one is lawfully married to another person.