Americans Against Abuses of Polygamy
A man accused of marrying a West Michigan woman without divorcing his wife in Rhode Island is wanted on a bench warrant issued by a Muskegon County judge. Circuit Court Judge Timothy Hicks issued the bench warrant for Richard Barton Jr., 34, on April 26, when Barton failed to appear for a pretrial hearing. Barton also missed a [...]
That means your marriage is probably valid in Gambia. Because of a strong public policy against polygamy, if you had gotten married in England or the U.S., your marriage would be void. You could file for divorce in Gambia under the Sharia law of the sect in which you married. For reasons I could only [...]
