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Is it bigamy if one is married in US and Jamaica?

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Being married in the US while one of the persons is already married in Canada?

It is called bigamy and is illegal. They are already married, they can't be married twice.


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Are you legally married in the us and he goes to Mexico and married in Mexico?

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Can married Romanian marry in US without divorcing Romanian spouse who lives in Romania?

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Do you need a divorce if you want to marry a US citizen and are still married in the Philippines. If you return to the Philippines criminal charges can be filed against you in court.?

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