you may only be married to one partner at a time.

you can have multiple spouses at the same time.

you may not remarry if you have been married once.

a woman may not remarry if her husband has died.

Question 252

In Deutschland …In Germany ...

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darf man zur gleichen Zeit nur mit einer Partnerin/einem Partner verheiratet sein.you may only be married to one partner at a time.
kann man mehrere Ehepartnerinnen/Ehepartner gleichzeitig haben.you can have multiple spouses at the same time.
darf man nicht wieder heiraten, wenn man einmal verheiratet war.you may not remarry if you have been married once.
darf eine Frau nicht wieder heiraten, wenn ihr Mann gestorben ist.a woman may not remarry if her husband has died.

Explanation

Marriage in Germany is monogamous: §1306 BGB prohibits entering into a new marriage while a previous one still exists. Article 6 GG protects marriage and family but does not allow multiple concurrent marriages. Anyone who tries to marry again without a divorce first commits the criminal offence of bigamy.

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