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Number of divorces wrongly granted

Some divorced people who have remarried may have inadvertently committed bigamy after being wrongly granted a divorce, the president of the family division has revealed.

https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/law/munby-takes-action-on-defect ive-divorces/5065806.article

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5649505/Couples-thoug ht-divorced-married-series-blunder- officials.html

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  • Browntoa
    Browntoa Posts: 49,620 Forumite
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    Interesting mistake

    Wonder if it will open up a legal can of worms with claims on estates after death etc
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  • Rubik
    Rubik Posts: 315 Forumite
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    Browntoa wrote: »
    Interesting mistake

    Wonder if it will open up a legal can of worms with claims on estates after death etc

    Interesting point!
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