Weekend Herald

Getting married? Think again

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Planning on getting hitched soon?

Better check you’re not still married to someone else.

Figures released by the Department of Internal Affairs show the second most common reason people have objected to a marriage applicatio­n being filed in New Zealand in the past six years is that one or both of the soon- to- be happy couple are still in a current marriage.

The DIA’s figures show that between the start of 2011 and March 10 this year, a total of 26 caveats have been lodged against potential marriages, though one of these

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