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Is Court Marriage Allowed After Traditional Marriage With Someone Else. by Treash(op): 3:38pm On Jan 24, 2021
Legal issues...

"In 2010, Femi married Juliana in the Yoruba Customary Law (Traditional marriage) without children.
In 2014, same Femi married Jumoke at the Ikoyi Registry with 3 children.

"Who's the legal wife of Femi?"

Answer: Juliana
Why?

Section 33 of the Marriage Act provides as follows:

(1) No marriage in Nigeria shall be valid where either of the parties thereto at the time of the celebration of the marriage is married under customary law to another person other than the person to who the statutory marriage is had.
Re: Is Court Marriage Allowed After Traditional Marriage With Someone Else. by bukatyne(f): 4:26pm On Jan 24, 2021
Treash:
Legal issues...

"In 2010, Femi married Juliana in the Yoruba Customary Law (Traditional marriage) without children.
In 2014, same Femi married Jumoke at the Ikoyi Registry with 3 children.

"Who's the legal wife of Femi?"

Answer: Juliana
Why?

Section 33 of the Marriage Act provides as follows:

(1) No marriage in Nigeria shall be valid where either of the parties thereto at the time of the celebration of the marriage is married under customary law to another person other than the person to who the statutory marriage is had.
Interesting.

I think people especially women would still prefer the statutory marriage or a church/mosque affiliated to the court because of proof.

How do you prove traditional marriage? Pictures? That can be doctored or stolen or tamperred with.
Re: Is Court Marriage Allowed After Traditional Marriage With Someone Else. by Treash(op): 7:05am On Jan 25, 2021
bukatyne:
Interesting.

I think people especially women would still prefer the statutory marriage or a church/mosque affiliated to the court because of proof.

How do you prove traditional marriage? Pictures? That can be doctored or stolen or tamperred with.
Exactly. Or production of witnesses.
Re: Is Court Marriage Allowed After Traditional Marriage With Someone Else. by bukatyne(f): 11:11am On Jan 25, 2021
Treash:
Exactly. Or production of witnesses.
Well, nothing beats paper evidence.
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