Bigamy

Question: bigamy ? if you could marry more than one person at the same time....would u even want to? why or why not

Answer: One woman bitching at me is enough

Question: What is the difference between monogany bigamy and polygamy? i think monogamy is where a person only one spouse at a time ... And bigamy and Polygamy i know "sorta" what they mean and i know one is meaning man and one is meaning woman but i dont know what one ? any help ???

Answer: The "difference" is one wife/husband for bigamy and more than one wife/husband for polygamy. As in 2 minus 1 the difference is 1, and >2 minus 1 is a difference of >1 And since we are talking about people, the answers have to be positive numbers. Simple math.

Question: Why was the practice of bigamy/polygamy so important to the US Federal government in the 1800s? If in the Constitution we're granted freedom of religion, why was the Morrill Anti-Bigamy Act of 1862 established? PLEASE help!

Answer: It was aimed at the Mormons, but not enforced. This was in return for them not becoming involved in the Civil War. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morrill_Ant…

Question: what is the punishment for bigamy in usa for an illegal Alien who is in jail ? what is the punishment for bigamy in usa? a illegal alien who married for citizenship,leaving his wife n children back home in India. he is in jail in georgia or alabama.his bail got rejected.what is the punishment he will get?when will they deport him?

Answer: Obama will give him twice as big a welfare check when he gets out of jail. Richard

Question: What is the punishment for bigamy in Turkey? I know of a woman who is married legally in the U.S. and just went to Turkey to marry another man, not having divorced her current husband. I know from reading that bigamy is illegal, and that, if found out, the second marriage is null and void. I also know that there is a punishment for lying to the police. What are the punishments for lying to authorities and bigamy?

Answer: Prison, but not sure how many years.

Question: What is the punishment for bigamy in usa for an illegal Alien ? what is the punishment for bigamy in usa? a illegal alien who married for citizenship,leaving his wife n children back home in India. he is CAUGHT and is in jail in alabama.his bails got rejected.what is the punishment he will get?when will they deport him?WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THE CITIZEN?SHE IS PREGNANT WITH HIS CHILD?

Answer: How did they find out?

Question: How long it takes to get annulment on based of bigamy in Delhi Court? My husband is not ready to give either annulment or divorce. I want annulment based on bigamy. If he fights back, How long it take to get annulment in Delhi court based on bigamy. Is there any other way to get rid of him so in future he will not trouble me? thanks

Answer: Take him to court, and file for divorce. If necessary, file for a restraining order against him to get him to leave you alone!

Question: Are U K authorities stamping down on Asian girls entering the UK illegally and commiting bigamy in the UK? Many Asian Girls, particularly from the Philippines, enter the UK on a fiancé visa to marry men in the UK, when they are already married in their own country, thus committing bigamy in the UK. Have the UK authorities done anything to discourage this practice in recent years? If not, are there any moves being planned that way? Can the girls be deported once they get British Citizenship if bigamy is proved?

Answer: Good to know with the economy in the dumpster, bigamy involving Asians is really the big issue. How 'many' is 'many'? When you say Asian, do you mean the entire continent of Asia? Is this something you have verifiable facts of, or is this just fevered imagination fed by right-wing websites and the Daily Mail's incessant hate-machine? Bigamy is a crime if you are already legally married. Prosecutions for bigamy are rare - whether its the 'Asians' or anyone else. Bigamy renders the second marriage automatically void. If stamping down is required on criminal activity, I'd have thought bigamy is pretty far down the list of criminal priorities. Presumably in your book, it depends on how many 'Asians' are involved, doesn't it?

Question: Can the offence of Bigamy send that guy to jail in India? If a guy stay with a lady although he has wife and he is not staying with his wife, can wife sue against her husband on the ground of bigamy in India. Can the offence of Bigamy send that guy to jail?

Answer: Certainly he will be sent to jail for bigamy. But in most of the cases practically the first wife can not sue her hubby if she and her children depend on him.Also the husband may convince her by looking after her by the way she can not accuse him.[ie;keeping both the ladies in good humour] When his wife herself accepts his misbehaviour others will not thrust their nose to sue against him. Strict rules are like this in india.But practically what is the benefit for the offended lady if her husband is sent to prison as a punishment.What she will do for her daily bread? So bigamists easily escape from this rule, and they never hesitate to appear on the stage even with both wives.

Question: Is Bigamy usually prosecuted and punishable by law? If a party knows that the person he/she married is still married to another person is that bigamy for both parties, or just the party that is still legally married to someone else? What is the statutory max for bigamy?

Answer: The party who was previously married would be the criminal, though the second party could face conspiracy charges. Statutory max would depend on the jurisdiction, as it varies from state to state, and from country to country.

Question: Proof of Divorce and Bigamy Charges in Texas? I am the second of three wives. My husband is a bigamist. I am filing a petition to declare my marriage void in Texas. However, when I go to court, I need to provide proof to the judge that my husband never divorced his first wife. Since there is not a national database for marriages and divorces, how can I go about finding proof? I am almost certain that he did not divorce her, in fact, he told me that he didn't. However, I know that my word isn't going to stand up in a court of law. I have already searched for record of a divorce in Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas and can find no record in these states. Also, does anyone know how to go about filing bigamy charges in Texas?

Answer: You need to take the proof of your search to your local police station and file a police report. You will make a signed complaint which is your word, and will be valid in a court of law. The detective investigating will take the search over from there, and be able to check data bases that you don't have access to.

Question: if divorce was filed in canada and the guy was married in the philippines then remarried can i file bigamy? if a man was married here in the philippines with a filipina wife and then he filed a divorce in canada for her wife in the philippines then got married again in canada can bigamy exist? what can be done to the scenario (options). is there any chances that the husband will return if bigamy was filed in the philippines? what may happen?

Answer: Sure. We won't object.

Question: What is the punishment for bigamy in Canada? I was wondering whats the punishment for bigamy and sham marriages in Canada?

Answer: Under Canadian criminal law bigamy is referred to as "offenses against conjugal rights". The punishment is up to five years in prison (293(1)(b). http://legalrorke.tripod.com/CCC/293.htm

Question: if a man commits bigamy.Can his new spouse be charged with bigamy charges? If your husband marries some one at the same time he is still married to you can the new spouse be charged with bigamy?

Answer: If she knows he is already married and consents to another marriage, she is an equal partner in crime.

Question: What is The Latest Legal Ruling On Bigamy in The State if OKlahoma & Who Is Required to Enforce it ? Also when was the last time Anyone Got Prosecuted in Oklahoma for The Act of Bigamy ? Please Cite Circumstances w/details. Thank You !!

Answer: Bigamy is a felony in the State of Oklahoma. Oklahoma Revised Laws §21-883: "Any person guilty of bigamy shall be guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment in the State Penitentiary not exceeding five (5) years." Bigamy, like all felonies, is enforced only by the local District Attorney. In fact, the bigamy laws are almost never enforced, because most prosecutors are overworked and bigamy is not regarded as a particularly serious crime warranting the expenditure of time by prosecutors. About the only time the bigamy laws are criminally enforced is if someone has used multiple marriages to do something else illegal, e.g., to defraud a putative spouse out of money or to defraud the immigration authorities by a sham marriage.

Question: Being Bigamy as a public crime in the philippines, aside from the offended spouse, can anyone else file charge? There was a contention as to whoever aside from the offended spouse can file charges of bigamy it being a public crime. Distinction was even raised between adultery or concubinage as private crimes and bigamy is a public crime.

Answer: I don't know about the Philippines, but in the U.S. it is considered a crime against society so the District Attorney is the one to file charges in the interest of protecting the public. Adultery used to be in the same category but has been removed in most places. The reason that bigamy is a public crime is because of the public license to marry. Marriage is a public contract between the husband and wife to form a new unit within society and it is in the best interest of society to regulate those licenses for the orderly function of society. It is thought that if marriages were contracted without order or consideration for the other marriages already in existence, then chaos would ensue and destroy the orderly functioning of society.

Question: What's wrong with bigamy other than the logistic nightmare? The way I figure is that before you need only one income to feed a family. Now you need two so whos' going to stay at home taking care of the kids. 50% of kids drop out of schrool because nobody is taking care of them.

Answer: You make a good point but the correct term would be polygamy or polyandry. I don't think the declining value of the dollar is reason to have multiple marriage partners for the sake of children. Society has addressed this issued this with advent private daycare. In today's society the role of women are no longer limited to homemaker and caregiver. Women now have the opportunity to pursue financial, industrial and political achievements right along side men. If there was a substantial lack of men or women comparatively to the opposite sex the multiple mating could be justified. I don't think we will every go back to a one income household on a social scale. Business owners that are able to achieve a certain income can do this. People who are able to live modestly within their means can do this a well. As far as a 50% high school dropout rate nation wide I don't know. That is kind of stretching it a bit. I do agree that parental guidance plays a big part in dropout rate, however I think if you investigate you'll find that kids that are most likely to dropout are kids from low income single parent homes. Many time a parent is in the home in these cases. Education is often not a priority in these cases..Obtaining fast income is.

Question: How do you do a records check for bigamy? Is it expensive or free? This is in response to the last Q&A. I could not find a list of recent marriages at the County Clerk's office, just instructions on how to obtain a marriage license.

Answer: You have to know where the suspected marriage would have taken place. Then you go to the courthouse records and fill out the form listing the name (or names) with as much info as you have and they will check the records for you and provide you a copy of the marriage license for a copying fee. If you don't know the county where you suspect the marriage took place, you can hire a private detective for a nominal fee to get the info for you. Or you can go online and find a search group who will do it for you for about $25.

Question: Is there really a difference between arresting someone for bigamy and naming a teddy bear Muhammed? Assuming the people involved in the marriages don't object and are all of age. Both are religious based laws, neither really make much sense, yet one is accepted (here in the US and the other is considered 'barbaric') so, does that mean that if we want to take the moral high ground, we have to make bigamy/polygamy legal?

Answer: Hmm. As a muslim, I believe it is okay to be bigamous but not okay to make fun of the prophet. However I thought the arresting the teacher for naming a teddy bear muhammad was wrong. She did not do it maliciously, she just let her students, who were muslim, name it. But the justice system in Islamic countries sucks. Anyway I think you're right about the bigamous thing though. In times of war and need, women can't support themselves AND their children. If a man is able to treat two women equally (in the rare case that he can..) and the two women are happy with the arrangement, then its fine, in my personal and moral opinion.

Question: Why are most occidental countries against bigamy? It may seem wrong for most people to practice it themselves, but if all parties involved are consenting, what is the problem? Is there a seepage of religion in the legal systems still?

Answer: Your right if its not hurting anyone it is ok and it should be like Islam with its stipulations. Ever wonder why only like 2 or 3% of Muslims are in a polygamous marriage? It is because the have to treat all there wives the same. That is something that is almost impossible to do. These Mormon CULTS NOT the TRUE LDS, do the multiple marriage thing but all of the wives do not have to be treated the same, not to mention many of the women do not enter into those of there own accord. If we are going to go with bigamy it has to follow the Muslim tradition or it will not work