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If you live with someone 20 years and he is still married to first wife is that bigamy?
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∙ 15y ago
Probably not. Not terribly wise, but not bigamy.
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Can you still be charged with bigamy once you get an annulment and a divorce from both women?
Yes. If you married someone while you were still legally married to another person you could be charged with bigamy depending on the laws in your jurisdiction.Yes. If you married someone while you were still legally married to another person you could be charged with bigamy depending on the laws in your jurisdiction.Yes. If you married someone while you were still legally married to another person you could be charged with bigamy depending on the laws in your jurisdiction.Yes. If you married someone while you were still legally married to another person you could be charged with bigamy depending on the laws in your jurisdiction.
What is one country that allows bigamy?
Bigamy is when someone is able to marry more than one person. One can get married while still married to someone else. One country that still allows this practice is Egypt, providing that the first wife agrees to the arrangement.
What is the definition of person who knowingly marries a second spouse while still married to the first?
Bigamy
What is is bigamy?
In simplest terms, it's getting married to a second person while still legally married to the first spouse. It's a crime in most countries where marital monogamy is the accepted model for marriage. Bigamy does not depend on the gender - a man marrying two woman or a woman marrying two men - both are "bigamy". In countries where polygamy is legal and accepted by society, Bigamy is not an issue.
Wife gets married knowing she is still married to someone in Alabama is it legal?
No. The second marriage would not be legal, and the wife has committed the crime of bigamy.
Why is Bigamy illegal?
Because you still have commitments to the person you're still married to until youre divorced you still have responsibilities.
Can you remarry before entry of judgment is filed in ca?
If the court has not finalized the divorce, you are still married. Getting married to someone else before it is cleared is bigamy.
someone is still married divorce not final and they remarried in the process s that marriage legal can he be prosecuted for bigamy and do jail time they married in june but our divorce wasn't final until august?
Someone who enters into a marriage while legally married is subject to bigamy charges. Bigamy is considered a Class 4 or 5 felony. Jail time is rarely given except in extreme cases of intent. The marriage that was performed while the previous marriage is still active is considered void.
Can a person have a wedding ceremony while still married to someone else?
No a person cannot legally have a wedding ceremony while still married to another. It's called bigamy and is illegal in all States.
Can you marry someone in Europe if you are already married in the us?
No, you can't marry a person anywhere in the world if your first spouse is still alive and not divorced.
Can you get arrested marrying someone else while still married in the US?
Yes, you are only allowed to be married to one person at a time. Bigamy is a crime in the US and most Western Countries.
Can you be married in customary rights and still marry someone else without getting divorced from my first wife?
If you live in a Western country such as the United States or Canada, no, you cannot marry someone else without getting a divorce and it bigamy is breaking the law.
