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    Is my fathers marriage to his 2nd wife legal if he partially paid lobola for my mother ?

    @ponder Thanks a lot. helps to know I am somewhat on the right track with my interpretations of these legal documents. Hopefully I will never have to actually use this .
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    Is my fathers marriage to his 2nd wife legal if he partially paid lobola for my mother ?

    @rietrot I wish it were that simple. unfortunately our relationship is not so great anymore. We used to be as thick as thieves and now things are just awkward. Sadly he allowed the bad relationship between the three of them affect my relationship with him.
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    Is my fathers marriage to his 2nd wife legal if he partially paid lobola for my mother ?

    @Snyper564 English can be so hard and confuses me sometimes . I read similar info on different website so I get the part about how my fathers estate would be divided if he were in a polygamous marriage with both my mom and his current wife. What confused me was that thy also say when a couple is...
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    Is my fathers marriage to his 2nd wife legal if he partially paid lobola for my mother ?

    @Pho3nix the signed letter is still there, but I don't think my mother ever thought she needed to go register the marriage. I agree with you that customary marriage can be problematic when it comes to polygamy. From what I have read, my father would have needed my mother's consent to take a...
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    Is my fathers marriage to his 2nd wife legal if he partially paid lobola for my mother ?

    @RedViking sounds like an expensive exercise ,but might be worth it.
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    Is my fathers marriage to his 2nd wife legal if he partially paid lobola for my mother ?

    @RedViking the marriage was never registered , because the process of paying lobola was never completed. But I do think the marriage is still valid by law. I stand to be corrected.
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    Is my fathers marriage to his 2nd wife legal if he partially paid lobola for my mother ?

    @Pho3nix mom passed away in 2007. Dad married the new wife late 90's if I remember correctly
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    Is my fathers marriage to his 2nd wife legal if he partially paid lobola for my mother ?

    Can you please advise me on some questions that I have. When I was born, my father partially paid lobola for my mother but never finished . He later separated from my mother and married his current wife in a civil ceremony. My parents never officially got a divorce, based on this is my...
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