Usually it would be the involved party that feels wronged, however anyone else can report it. Such matters are reported to local law enforcement, or the District Attorney.
If they feel it has merit, they then make the case. However, there is a difference between bigamies, thus the woman who marries another man believing her first husband to have been killed in Afghanistan is not going to be arrested, even if it turns out the first husband is alive!
The law is more for those who are doing it deliberately, like old-style Mormons or the "travelling salesman" with a wife in two or more states!
Depending on what kind of complaints they are going to file - BOTH. However it is the second wife that is the unlawful one and who has the most exposure.
If you file charges against your husband for bigamy charges, then the same court will grant you a annulment.
Bigamy in the Philippines is a public offense. Anybody who has knowledge of the facts can file a complaint.
No, there is no statute of limitations on bigamy. You are either married to two (or more) people, or you are not. It doesn't go away.
the results have not been released to the public. as far as we know the investigation is ongoing and charges are pending.
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You can file for divorce before the court in CA and even if the judge grants you a divorce it will not be valid and if you remarry and return to the Philippines bigamy charges could be brought against. You must get an annulment of your marriage in the Philippines.
Depending on weather bigamy is legal in the country you are currently residing in, if bigamy is legal no. However if bigamy is illegal than yes.
If you have been convicted of bigamy, and if you have proof to substantiate that you were NOT married to two (or more) people at the same time, request a re-trial, file for an amended verdict, or appeal your case.
No. They can have an adult file charges on their behalf though, which is what social services etc. is for.
Only the government can file criminal charges. They do not get into civil matters.
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