{"id":417434,"date":"2025-10-13T05:56:56","date_gmt":"2025-10-13T05:56:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2025\/10\/13\/its-an-offence-to-marry-twice-if-the-ordinance-is-legally-recognised-lawyer-robert-twene-educates\/"},"modified":"2025-10-13T05:56:56","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T05:56:56","slug":"its-an-offence-to-marry-twice-if-the-ordinance-is-legally-recognised-lawyer-robert-twene-educates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2025\/10\/13\/its-an-offence-to-marry-twice-if-the-ordinance-is-legally-recognised-lawyer-robert-twene-educates\/","title":{"rendered":"It\u2019s an offence to marry twice if the ordinance is legally recognised \u2013 Lawyer Robert Twene educates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanaweb.com\/imagelib\/pics\/393\/39362092.295.jpg\" alt=\"Akosua Serwaa and Daddy Lumba\" title=\"Akosua Serwaa and Daddy Lumba\" width=\"295\" height=\"165\" \/> <span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Akosua Serwaa and Daddy Lumba<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"-webkit-user-select: none; -webkit-touch-callout: none; -moz-user-select: none; -ms-user-select: none; user-select: none;\">\n<p id=\"article-123\">Lawyer Robert Twene has educated the general public regarding marriages involving local customary rights and those that are legally binding.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking in an exclusive interview with Zionfelix, Lawyer Robert Twene explained that a man can be arrested for marrying a second wife if his first marriage is legally recognised.<\/p>\n<p>As explained by the lawyer, a man can be arrested for an offence termed bigamy for marrying a second wife.<\/p>\n<p>This education follows the ongoing legal tussle between his first wife, Akosua Serwaa, and Odo Broni.<\/p>\n<p>According to Lawyer Robert Twene, if Akosua Serwaa\u2019s marriage to Daddy Lumba was still valid before his demise, then his association with Odo Broni is void.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Akosua Serwaa and Daddy Lumba Lawyer Robert Twene has educated the general public regarding marriages involving local customary rights and those that are legally binding. 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