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Yes, indeed, marry a dead person is legal. At least it is in France. Yes, it's serious. Comes in Article 171 of the French civil code. Please believe me, they can read it here*****. And if you do not know French, you can trust my word.
For a marriage to post-mortem to be valid, must meet certain requirements. For starters, you have to prove that he had a relationship with the deceased and had wedding plans. The deceased's family must agree and the President himself has given its authorization.
If it can carry out post-mortem marriage, the surviving spouse may not dispose of the estate of another, nor can get any monetary benefit. So what is the advantage? The only one I find is that children are legitimate and I suppose that they themselves may have access to inheritance.
As I understand, it started years ago in the First World War. There was a soldier who died in the war, leaving his pregnant fiancée. She was to mourn the president, who granted him the power to marry her boyfriend died for your child to be legitimate. Thus, we believe a law stipulating that the soldiers who died in the war could marry post-mortem if it became necessary.
Later, in December 1959, there was a tragedy in the south of France. It broke the barrier of Malpasset. Killed about 400 people. Among them, a man who was getting married 15 days later. Given this special situation, President Charles de Gaulle, decided to change the law that applies also to civilians.
And so it is now possible and legal, to marry the dead in France. From 2007 to November 2009, 114 marriages were authorized posthumous and 35 requests have been rejected (French National Assembly, 2009).
***** http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affic...Texte=LEGITEXT000006070721&dateTexte=20100623
For a marriage to post-mortem to be valid, must meet certain requirements. For starters, you have to prove that he had a relationship with the deceased and had wedding plans. The deceased's family must agree and the President himself has given its authorization.
If it can carry out post-mortem marriage, the surviving spouse may not dispose of the estate of another, nor can get any monetary benefit. So what is the advantage? The only one I find is that children are legitimate and I suppose that they themselves may have access to inheritance.
As I understand, it started years ago in the First World War. There was a soldier who died in the war, leaving his pregnant fiancée. She was to mourn the president, who granted him the power to marry her boyfriend died for your child to be legitimate. Thus, we believe a law stipulating that the soldiers who died in the war could marry post-mortem if it became necessary.
Later, in December 1959, there was a tragedy in the south of France. It broke the barrier of Malpasset. Killed about 400 people. Among them, a man who was getting married 15 days later. Given this special situation, President Charles de Gaulle, decided to change the law that applies also to civilians.
And so it is now possible and legal, to marry the dead in France. From 2007 to November 2009, 114 marriages were authorized posthumous and 35 requests have been rejected (French National Assembly, 2009).
***** http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affic...Texte=LEGITEXT000006070721&dateTexte=20100623
