A person is prohibited from marrying if such person is:
(1) A party to another marriage; or
(2) A party to a relationship that provides substantially the same rights, benefits and
responsibilities as a marriage whether entered into in this state or another state
or jurisdiction and such marriage or relationship has not been finally dissolved,
unless the parties to the intended marriage will be the same as the parties to such
other marriage or relationship. Any marriage entered in violation of this prohibition
and any marriage where either of the parties is mentally incompetent at the time of
the marriage, shall be absolutely void, and no life estate created by chapter 25 of title 33 shall be assigned to any surviving spouse in consequence of the marriage.
Notes of Decisions
Chambers v. Ormiston, 935 A.2d 956 (R.I. 2007).
· cites it 2× “Yet G.L. 1956 § 15-1-5, originally enacted in 1896 (G.”
Medina v. Medina, 2006-NMCA-042, 131 P.3d 696.
“New Mexico does not appear to have such a statute, although our state does make bigamy a criminal offense. See NMSA 1978, § 30-10-1 (1963).”
Flynn v. Pearce, 259 A.2d 401 (R.I. 1969).
· cites it 2× “” 2 Section 15-1-5 provides: “Any marriage when either of the parties thereto, at the time of such marriage, has a former wife or husband living who has not been, by final decree, divorced from such party, and any marriage where either of the parties thereto shall be an idiot or…”
Bernier v. Bernier, 227 A.2d 112 (R.I. 1967).
· cites it 3× “1956, §15-1-5, which reads in pertinent part as follows: “Bigamous marriage void * * * Any marriage when either of the parties thereto, at the time- of such marriage, has a former wife or husband living who.”
Allen v. Allen, 703 A.2d 1115 (R.I. 1997).
· cites it 2× “General Laws 1956 Section 15-1-5, addressing bigamous marriages, provides that, “any marriage when either of the parties thereto, at the time of the marriage, has a former wife or husband living who has not been, by final decree, divorced from such party * * * shall be…”
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