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From: "Jakeprescott" <>
Subject: Re: [SOG] Bigamy
Date: Fri, 9 Jun 2000 01:26:24 +0100


If one got married to several wives in e.g. Saudi Arabia then acame to
England the legality of the marriages would be recognised in this country
hence jeremy's remark is entirely correct is it not?
'Jake'
----- Original Message -----
From: "Renia Simmonds" <>
To: <>
Sent: Friday, June 09, 2000 1:17 AM
Subject: Re: [SOG] Bigamy


> Jeremy Wilkes wrote:
>
> > I thought that I would stick my oar in by mentioning that in England and
> > Wales it is entirely legal to have two wives (or, indeed, husbands) at
> > once. What is illegal is to go through a marriage ceremony while
married.
>
> Er, so how do you get a husband (or wife) without marrying them in a
ceremony?
> (Common law spouses doesn't count for this exercise.)
>
> Renia
>
> > If this is a riddle, I am sure that Oedipus could have solved it. Does
> > Pollygamy involve marrying a parrot?
> >
> > Jeremy Wilkes
>
>

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