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Twins marry by mistake
The Sun (UK) ^ | Friday, January 11, 2008 | PETE BELL

Posted on 01/11/2008 6:58:58 AM PST by IrishMike

A MARRIED couple have had their union annulled - after discovering they were twins.

The twins were separated at birth and not told they had any siblings. They were adopted by different families, and - amazingly - as adults they met, fell in love and married.

The High Court ruled the marriage had never been valid and annulled it.

Further details of the case, and the identity of the twins, have been kept secret to protect them.

Professor Lord Alton, who uncovered the case, said: "The right for children to know the identity of their biological parents is a human right.

"There will be more cases like this if children are not given access to the truth."

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1 posted on 01/11/2008 6:58:59 AM PST by IrishMike
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They should have moved to West Virginia...whut???


2 posted on 01/11/2008 7:00:18 AM PST by JRios1968 (Don't mess with tigers, for you are crunchy and chewy...)
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3 posted on 01/11/2008 7:01:08 AM PST by reegs
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To: IrishMike

Whoa! How utterly weird would THAT be!


4 posted on 01/11/2008 7:01:10 AM PST by Obadiah (I don't like to brag - but I'm half bilingual!)
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5 posted on 01/11/2008 7:01:20 AM PST by JRios1968 (Don't mess with tigers, for you are crunchy and chewy...)
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To: IrishMike

Seems they were truly made for each other...


6 posted on 01/11/2008 7:01:51 AM PST by pgyanke (Duncan Hunter 08--You want to elect a conservative? Then support a conservative!)
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To: IrishMike

7 posted on 01/11/2008 7:02:17 AM PST by Doogle (USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
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To: pgyanke

I had a guilty pleasure laughing at that remark.


8 posted on 01/11/2008 7:03:36 AM PST by Army Air Corps (Four fried chickens and a coke)
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To: IrishMike
A great example of what we see in others; that sparks 'love'. . .

Also; for sure sibling marriage will happen more frequently; particularly with sperm banks being the 'secondary source' of paternity.

9 posted on 01/11/2008 7:04:16 AM PST by cricket (Hucka-not)
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To: IrishMike

“So a man and woman get married in Arkansas and then move to California. After living in California for two years they get a divorce. The question is, are they still brother and sister?”


10 posted on 01/11/2008 7:05:31 AM PST by TexasNative2000 (Is this tagline governed by McCain-Feingold?)
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To: IrishMike

It’s not funny to the twins or to their friends and family.


11 posted on 01/11/2008 7:05:44 AM PST by skr (How majestic is Thy Name, O Lord, and how mighty are Thy Works!)
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To: IrishMike
Life imitates "art"?
12 posted on 01/11/2008 7:06:22 AM PST by Slings and Arrows ("Those who surrender personal liberty for lower global temperatures will receive neither."--weegee)
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To: reegs

l o l


13 posted on 01/11/2008 7:06:55 AM PST by martin_fierro (< |:)~)
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To: IrishMike

EWEWEWEWEWEWEWEWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!


14 posted on 01/11/2008 7:07:16 AM PST by OCCASparky (Steely-Eyed Killer of the Deep)
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To: IrishMike
Professor Lord Alton, who uncovered the case

The article is lacking. Who's this Lord Alton and why did he even think there was a problem with the marriage? And how did anyone find out? Was it a medical thing or a paper trail or what? How long had they been married? Were kids involved?

15 posted on 01/11/2008 7:07:34 AM PST by mtbopfuyn (I think the border is kind of an artificial barrier - San Antonio councilwoman Patti Radle)
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To: skr

skr wrote:
It’s not funny to the twins or to their friends and family.

Gee, thats really profound.


16 posted on 01/11/2008 7:09:09 AM PST by UglyinLA
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17 posted on 01/11/2008 7:09:59 AM PST by maggief
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To: IrishMike

I hope they found out before they consumated the marriage.


18 posted on 01/11/2008 7:10:40 AM PST by al_c (Avoid the consequences of erudite vernacular utilized irrespective of necessity)
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Family values ping!


19 posted on 01/11/2008 7:12:58 AM PST by Slings and Arrows ("Those who surrender personal liberty for lower global temperatures will receive neither."--weegee)
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To: Obadiah

It would be horrible.


20 posted on 01/11/2008 7:18:29 AM PST by cripplecreek (Only one consistent conservative in this race and his name is Hunter.)
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