Family
Jul. 17, 2023
Cultural Divorce, Part IX: Understanding and litigating bigamy
Worldwide, bigamy is a response to surviving and obtaining the necessities of life, but the reasons for entering a bigamous marriage are different for men compared to women.
In California, bigamy results from fraud or mistake. It is fraudulent if the existing marriage is undisclosed. It could also be the product of an innocent mistake: believing that the first spouse is dead or rushing into a second marriage with the impression that the first has legally ended. This is not the case in a cultural setting. Worldwide, bigamy is a response to surviving and obtaining the necessities of life. For men, it is allowed fo...
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