Afterwards, he served jail time twice, once for stealing a horse and the other for bigamy.
Or perhaps the family, which is facing possible bigamy charges, wanted to keep those aspects of their life sacred.
Around this time he decided to remarry, when his bigamy also came to light.
Police are investigating his wife's accusations of bigamy.
He was successful in receiving an apology and payout as a result of an article falsely accusing him of bigamy.
Notary activities, registering of civil status acts, intergovernmental matters on adoption, legalization of documents also fall within the scope of the ministry's activity.
People will have to fill out a document and send it to the nearest tax office, which registers civil status.
Of course once the bill goes through, marital status will be replaced by civil status in legislation.
The new law provides for equal treatment between married couples and civil partners in pension provision, workplace benefits and the new equality ground of civil status.
Their life circumstances, some of them beyond their control, may have determined their civil status.