The bride thought he said 'I do'. But the groom didn't
They had a "splendid and romantic" wedding ceremony in South Africa. Yet, despite Gillian Hudson and Robert Leigh exchanging rings with the words: "I give you this ring as a sign of our marriage", the couple were not legally married, a High Court judge decided yesterday.The reason the story came before the courts was because not long after the romantic ceremony in South Africa, Ms Hudson, 43, a regular churchgoer and Mr Leigh, 49, described as an atheist Jew, split.No marriage had taken place because it had not been asked at the ceremony whether there was any just impediment. There was no reference to "lawful wife" or "lawful husband", and no declaration that they were lawfully married was made. Therefore, Ms Hudson would not be able to claim financial relief from Mr Leigh other than maintenance for their daughter.Earlier in the case Ms Hudson said: "I felt a complete transition in my whole being after I took the vows. I felt very married. I felt like a different woman and I felt like a wife. The whole essence of my being felt different. I was very happy to be with Robert." But Mr Leigh said yesterday after the ruling: "I think the judge's findings reached the honest truth of what happened.
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This article was so funny to read. The bride thought that she was married legally, but her groom knew it wasn’t an official marriage. They haven’t asked for an official marriage and that makes it strange, because why does she think that this would be enough? I think this was a smart thing to do for the groom. Now she can’t claim financial relief from him. Although, it was a big ceremony with a priest and witnesses but not so smart for the bride to do so.
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I find the groom more strange. He knew it was not an official marriage, but still he agreed to have a big wedding ceremony. What odd. It is also strange that he did it unofficially just so his "bride" would not have a claim to his finances. Why not file for a pre or post nuptial agreement, then?
BeantwoordenVerwijderenBride,,, where was your mind? How can you feel different if you didn't hear the word 'lawfully'.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenThe groom is weird but also clever. WHo could have think about such a thing? I admired that in him, but that doesn't change the fact that he lied to the bride.