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Post by vicky on Jan 23, 2018 8:13:27 GMT
She sold her mink coat. Brings a whole new meaning to the saying ‘all fur coat and no knickers’  |
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Post by monic on Feb 11, 2018 21:16:53 GMT
Did the UK authorities really turn a blind eye to child brides from the commonwealth coming to the UK?
I think many first wives would have an issue with a pregnant younger wife and husband is useless at dealing with the situation.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 11, 2018 21:42:04 GMT
Did the UK authorities really turn a blind eye to child brides from the commonwealth coming to the UK? I think many first wives would have an issue with a pregnant younger wife and husband is useless at dealing with the situation. I was slightly surprised, and a little disgusted, that nobody raised the question of the guy being guilty of bigamy and statutory rape. Why didn't they report him to the police? Surely British law should take precedence? |
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Post by cakewalk on Feb 11, 2018 22:06:00 GMT
I don't really know the answer to that, but what I do know is that DWP legislation these days do allow for multi-wife households within the benefits system. This must mean that we accept such marriages as legal as long as the marriage happened in a country that allows it. I presume this must have been the way since the commonwealth began being disbanded. Whether that is the case back in the 60s I don't know.
But I must admit admit that for the nuns and midwives alike not lift more than an eyebrow is a little surprising. Of course, their first concern is the welfare of the baby.
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Post by marion on Feb 11, 2018 23:09:31 GMT
I assumed they would not raise a statutory rape issue because the marriage and conception happened abroad. The second marriage, I believe, has no legal standing here and I was surprised that wasn't mentioned. They could take her into care though. I felt extremely sorry for the first wife and how she was expected to be helpful and understanding. I even had a bit of a swear at the TV! Poor chap, he just couldn't help but marry the 15year old and sleep with her, could he?
I don't understand why Trixie told her chap to go back to his wife. Weren't they divorced before Trixie met him? So there is no marriage to repair.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 11, 2018 23:45:23 GMT
I think he’s only separated and his daughter is so unhappy that Trixie wants him to try again with his wife for the sake of the little girl.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 12, 2018 1:09:42 GMT
I don't really know the answer to that, but what I do know is that DWP legislation these days do allow for multi-wife households within the benefits system. This must mean that we accept such marriages as legal as long as the marriage happened in a country that allows it. I presume this must have been the way since the commonwealth began being disbanded. Whether that is the case back in the 60s I don't know. I consider that utterly disgusting and more than a little hypocritical. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 12, 2018 1:11:15 GMT
I assumed they would not raise a statutory rape issue because the marriage and conception happened abroad. The second marriage, I believe, has no legal standing here and I was surprised that wasn't mentioned. They could take her into care though. They should have done. |
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Post by cakewalk on Feb 12, 2018 1:43:02 GMT
I don't really know the answer to that, but what I do know is that DWP legislation these days do allow for multi-wife households within the benefits system. This must mean that we accept such marriages as legal as long as the marriage happened in a country that allows it. I presume this must have been the way since the commonwealth began being disbanded. Whether that is the case back in the 60s I don't know. I consider that utterly disgusting and more than a little hypocritical. Hypocritical by whom? The Government? Why? All it's doing is respecting the law of the country of origin. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 12, 2018 1:48:13 GMT
I consider that utterly disgusting and more than a little hypocritical. Hypocritical by whom? The Government? Why? All it's doing is respecting the law of the country of origin. The only law it should be respecting is the law of the country it was elected to govern. Foreigners should not be given carte blanche to ignore those laws just because they come from somewhere with different ones. |
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Post by Geoffers on Feb 12, 2018 7:39:23 GMT
I think,the legality of the marriage was mentioned,in a passing comment by the doctor to the affect that it wasn't relevant to the consultation.
If the marriage was legal in the country abroad, then it makes it legal here.
As regards the rape issue ,this is patient/doctor confidentially, and it would need the patient to report it to the police,l don't think doctors do that.
If they did all under age mothers would be asked about it,and l don't think that happens either.
Lot of thinking here,wasnt paying much attention, so might be wrong.
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Post by sootycat on Feb 12, 2018 12:36:38 GMT
I presume Trixie is off now until the actress has her baby.
Didn't much like the 'bigamy' storyline. I feel very sorry for the legal wife.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 12, 2018 12:44:16 GMT
I couldn’t understand how he was made to take another wife. I presume it was because his first wife couldn’t have children but unless they had him at gunpoint I can’t see how his family could force him do it.
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Post by beverley61 on Feb 12, 2018 13:12:06 GMT
You can only have one wife in this country, one of them or even both of them will have become your wife via a religious ceremony and not a civil ceremony. It is more common here for one marriage to be legal and this is normally the wife you bring from abroad and the other one will technically be living with you (often this is the wife from the UK). It is not illegal to have several partners within this arrangement, you can live with as many partners as you want to.
It does cause issues with benefit claims etc. as two of you are a legal couple and one of you isn't and may be entitled to claim benefits to cover housing (that you all live in), working/child tax credits, child benefit, jobseekers/esa, free school meals etc. and use legally one of you is a single parent you may receive more all told. Complicated further by a tendency to rent each others houses or houses bought by the family as a group, thereby ensuring that the house you live in is not yours, as you are renting it from another family member and can often claim housing benefit. Believe me it is a complicated set up and often you are related to your husband to start with!
In France you can only live with one legal wife, if you claim to have two legal wives you must support the second wife entirely from your own means e.g. they are not entitled to benefits, health care or housing. I can see their point of view but it does mean that one woman is being seriously left out on a limb in terms of legal protection and in practice they do all tend to live in the same house. As the second wife has usually arrived after the first wife from the original country of habitation some parts of France have threatened (and may have) deportation of the illegal wife as she can have no legal status in the country e.g. you cannot bring what is legally a girlfriend into the country. Can you see the headlines here!
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Post by marion on Feb 26, 2018 12:14:05 GMT
Fully apprised by The Archers and Modus, I was calling out "It's sepsis" at the TV.
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