Icrave4u:
If you marry a lady via court wedding and you didnt pay her bride price are you legally married to her.

Icrave4u:
If you marry a lady via court wedding and you didnt pay her bride price are you legally married to her.

SUPERPACK:
Yes, you are legally married. Court marriage don't require bride price nor consent from family members.

But for the sake of peace and avoidance of future wahala pls pay the bride price before going ahead with the court marriage or even after.

I don't know where you are from but here in igboland they don't joke with bride price, it is important and will be talked about for ages. Your children could be regarded as outcast to the extended family too.

But if you get a very understanding family that agree to court marriage only then no issue as they have the right to wave it or make it very affordable even down to just #50 so you will have no issues.

My community here in Enugu will most times say bring #100,000 and when it is presented they will take only one note from the whole money and return the rest to the groom's family. They will tell you that there daughter is not for sale and if maltreated they will take her back.

If the family insist on bride price please do not force your way through with the court marriage as it could be risky, the tussle is not worth it.

Abrahamweb:

Bride price is a most.
Court wedding is a foreign concept and not compulsory.
If you want respect from your in-laws,pay bride price first and court wedding after.
You want to carry their daughter with asking for their blessings ni?

immortalcrown:
I am not sure but I believe the court respects tradition and may insist on payment of bride price before conducting the court marriage. On the other hand, legality is different from tradition. What is traditional may be illegal and what is legal may be untraditional.

GenderMix:


This is not correct. You can do court wedding without paying bride price. Infact when i did mine, only 2 of my friends were present to sign as witness. Our parents were absent because we felt it was unnecessary but for them to travel down.

However, bride price /traditional wedding is what our culture recognize. It has to do with recognition of the couples by the families. It's the most important as far as nigerian families are concerned. You may be deprived of certain traditional benefits if you're not traditionally married. Although those benefits will not prevent you from living your normal lives.

If you are a fan of African traditional culture, then you need to do it to promote the culture

Icrave4u:
If you marry a lady via court wedding and you didnt pay her bride price are you legally married to her.

immortalcrown:
I am not sure but I believe the court respects tradition and may insist on payment of bride price before conducting the court marriage. On the other hand, legality is different from tradition. What is traditional may be illegal and what is legal may be untraditional.

Icrave4u:
If you marry a lady via court wedding and you didnt pay her bride price are you legally married to her.

airsaylongcome:


No where in Africa is dowry a must. It is recommended and highly encouraged, but if the couple both say they want to marry and damn any dowry, nobody will stop them. Highest they get cut off from their family

Hugotee:


Oga stop this nonsense!!!, the court recognize tradition. You must pay Bride prize before court marriage.

Hugotee:


Big lie from hell!!!. Dowry is a MUST. Every religion recognized it. Don't say what you don't know pls.

Icrave4u:
If you marry a lady via court wedding and you didnt pay her bride price are you legally married to her.

Amah101:
■ The court will asked, if you have satisfied the bride's parent (by paying bride prize) before proceeding the court marriage.

82man:
Yes , you need to pay bride price fully before proceed with court marriage!

MSN1:

NEVER!
The ONLY legal way of marriage is;
Paying her diary to her family any other thing, na extra.

Can the court wed someone (or some people) without the consent of their own people??
(Both the people from the man's side and the woman's side)

If it can ever be possible,, especially when these people are alive,, then the answer to your question is YESS.

If not, then the answer is NO

MSN1:
NEVER! The ONLY legal way of marriage is; Paying her diary to her family any other thing, na extra.

BluntCrazeMan:
Can the court wed someone (or some people) without the consent of their own people??
(Both the people from the man's side and the woman's side) If it can ever be possible,, especially when these people are alive,, then the answer to your question is YESS. If not, then the answer is NO

immortalcrown:
What stuff did I make up?

Hugotee:


What you just did is stealing and any court that weddz you is not a court may be another thing.

Hugotee:
Big lie from hell!!!. Dowry is a MUST. Every religion recognized it. Don't say what you don't know pls.

Nokio2:
Dey dia dey speak legal Go try am for Benin na Wen ur left scrotum swell reach golf ball
U go find where to pay dowry...
U wan use CSu format for tradition oya na..

Amah101:


The court will asked, if you have satisfied the bride's parent (by paying bride prize) before proceeding the court marriage.

Hugotee:


Oga stop this nonsense!!!, the court recognize tradition. You must pay Bride prize before court marriage.

Kobojunkie:
Stop Spreading lies!

jackie111:
That's how one woman married her church member because her husband ( the pastor of the church) did not pay bride price. She went as far as changing the children's name to the new husband's name. Without confusing and convincing you, make sure you do both so that they will not use your matter to do