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August 01, 2004
A man: "If I marry my boyfriend in Massachusetts, and then go to Georgia where the marriage isn't recognized, can I marry a woman in Georgia, or would that be bigamy there?" (This story would be better if the guy hadn't been asking truly hypothetically.) Posted
by D. Weinberger at August 1, 2004 03:17 PM
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IANAL, but my guess:
No, according to Georgia law, it's not bigamy, since the prior marriage does not exist in the eyes of that state's law.
However, according to Massachusetts law, it would be bigamy, since both marriages would be recognized in that state's law.
The situation where this became "real" issues, had to do with *divorces* in one state, and whether they were recognized in other states (back in the days when divorces were difficult legally).
Posted by: Seth Finkelstein | August 1, 2004 03:24 PM
Maybe the Mann Act of 1910, appropriately enough, might shed some light on the question.
Posted by: daniel luke | August 1, 2004 05:09 PM
Fascinating. These new twists on marriage seem to be really putting a spin on things.
Posted by: Mike | August 14, 2004 11:01 PM
is there any state in the united state you are allowed to marry more than one woman? or any country you can marry more than one? and the marriages would be legal in america?
Posted by: david | June 27, 2006 03:55 AM
But would it be bigamy if I (an Asian) who is married (to another Asian woman in an Asian country) marries someone from the United States?
Posted by: James Atler | January 25, 2007 02:40 AM