The hottest interview in the Nollywood world in recent time
is no doubt the interview granted by one of the Nollywood Divas, Stella
Damascus with Golden Icon where she opened up on alot of things and also
reaffirm the relationship between her and Daniel Ademinokan , a movie director
who happens to be husband or ex-husband (confused as to his status in that
regard....lol )to another Nollywood diva, Doris Simon. She said they are
together and above all happy together.
This left a lot of questions unanswered in my heart, like could
Stella be saying she is legally married to Daniel now? Has Daniel’s marriage to
Doris ended? And many more, unfortunately that wasn’t answered in the interview
but for the purpose of my readers who are in the same shoes as Doris, Stella or
even Daniel I will discuss the legal implication, options available to whoever
is a victim.
When can we say a
marriage has ended?
A marriage conducted under the Act is said to have ended
where either of the parties filed divorce in a competent court of law, the
court is satisfied that the marriage between the two is irreconcilable and has dissolved the marriage; mere filing
divorce in court does not mean the marriage has ended. And until then the
parties cannot re-marry.
What is the implication
of conducting another marriage while one is still subsisting?
Anyone found guilty of such act shall be guilty of an offence
called Bigamy which is the act of entering into a marriage with one person
while still legally married to another person such person shall be liable to a
term of imprisonment.
What is the status of a
marriage conducted while one is still subsisting?
The answer is simply INVALID AB INITIO and cannot stand
because we cannot put something on nothing an d this rule is also applicable in
case of a traditional marriage, a man or woman who has gotten married under the
Native law i.e. Yoruba’s momi mo o, Igbo’s wine carrying and Hausa’s Fathia
cannot marry any other man or woman under the pretence that his or her previous
marriage was a traditional marriage but the law allow such person to also marry
the same partner under the Act.
Thank you.
Cremelawyer
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