A widow from a polygamous marriage is not entitled to the widowed mother’s allowance, despite the payment of national insurance contributions by the deceased father. There must have been a valid English marriage, according to the lex loci.
Citations:
Times 10-Jul-1997, Gazette 09-Jul-1997, [1997] EWCA Civ 1957
Statutes:
Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 37
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Chief Adjudication Officer v Bath CA 28-Oct-1999
The claimant and her husband had been married at a Sikh temple, and lived together for many years before his death. The temple had not been accredited for marriages, and the Secretary of State resisted payment of benefits to the claimant as a widow, . .
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Benefits, Family
Updated: 04 October 2022; Ref: scu.142353