My husband has committed bigamy

[upsetspouse]

I have had it confirmed that my husband has committed bigamy. The question now is has he also committed perjury if he has will he have 2 charges against him?

[EDDIE51]

Need more information, perjury involves lying under oath in a court of law , did he do that as well as marrying before divorce ?
To get married you just need to sate that you are able to legally marry , no oath in court involved.

[upsetspouse]

he has never divorced me been married for 25 years he married again last year and stated on his certificate that previous marriage was dissolved.

[EDDIE51]

That is not perjury , he did not lie under oath in a court. He is guilty of bigamy you need to let the registrar of marriges know as he is not legally married.

[upsetspouse]

wont the police inform them as they are investigating him they have all the evidence but are taking their time in questioning him it has been almost a month since i reported him.

[EDDIE51]

The police will investigate but it may take some time .

[shooty]

LOL

[upsetspouse]

police have got all the evidence proving it but he is playing hide and seek from them so they havent got a statement from him. I wish I could go and find him and drag him to the station. lol

[EDDIE51]

Does his new 'wife' know that she is not legally married ?
Sorry, but this will not be 'top priority' for the police , they will look for him when they can spare someone from more urgent work.

[FredPuli43]

The police will get a warrant for his arrest if there's any reason to believe he is avoiding them or his whereabouts are not known.. Arrested, he'll be in custody for a while,questioned,then charged with bigamy, brought to magistrates' court, and his case sent to Crown Court. This all takes time, so it's early days yet.

[EDDIE51]

They will get a warrent but probably not actively persue it. If he is questioned for something eles such as a driving offence the warrent will show on the data base and he will be arrested.

[humbersloop]

You seem to have had a terrible time recently upset.

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How are you coping in yourself?

[upsetspouse]

Thanks everyone I know the police have been to his house a few times and his work the pc has been really helpful and kept me updated. I dont know if this person knows she is not legally married. I know it will all take time but as he has admitted it to me and he is aware the police are involved its mad.
I am coping now but have had a rough few weeks.