Discovery of husband’s first marriage by the ‘second wife’By PERSIDA ACOSTAhome/Legal Advice/DearPao/Discovery of husband’s first marriage by the ‘second wife’Dear PAO,My only daughter was married to a military man. A friend advised her that she might not be able to file a bigamy case since she is merely the second wife. Please advise us if she could still file a bigamy case as a second wife. As a rule, a married person cannot legally contract a second marriage as long as the previous marriage has not been legally terminated, either through a judicial declaration or death. In your daughter’s situation, her husband’s second marriage to her is a ground for bigamy.

Source: Manila Times May 22, 2019 18:22 UTC