Strange question...out of curiosity

[Mortimer]

Suppose someone were married in the UK and wanted to marry a citizen of another country...in that country....ie a third person.

Would they have to be divorced in the UK...I was just wondering because as far as I know marriage laws are country specific....If you were married in the UK and went somewhere else say Australia and married someone there who's going to know...who's going to prosecute you.I am not or do not know anyone in this situation I was just curious.

I know I have a strange mind!!!!!

[John]

Many countries in the world have a law recognising marriages that happen outside that country. For example the UK has the Foreign Marriages Act 1892 (yes 1892!). That Act says that as long as a marriage is a legal marriage where it takes place then the UK recognises it as a legal marriage.

I would be amazed if a country like Australia did not have a similar law.

who's going to know...who's going to prosecute you

Well it is the same for all criminal acts, isn't it. But that does not make it any less of a criminal act ... bigamy, that is.