After realizing how easy it is to be victimized by fraudulent bigamists, I started a website to Lobby the Public and make them aware of this little reported crime. Please visit this humorous and informative Website and Blog.
Victims usually find out while attempting to divorce and are so embarrassed and shocked that they don't tell anyone so the crime goes unreported. An attorney reported that the victims are similar to rape victims. They will not tell anyone due to their false shame issues. I do not feel any shame on my part. I was very careful. The shame is on the criminal con man as well as those who support the fraud for financial benefits. In some cases the real spouse and children will know and co-operate.
In Lobbying, the goal is to eventually gather the average numbers of Bigamy seen in an attorney's practice and report this to our representatives to demonstrate how much hidden damage this crime is creating throughout our society. Imagine if you were the woman or man who had children together with the criminal in what they innocently assumed was a legal marriage and legally sanctioned union. Imagine the ramifications of finding out your children are illegitimate by law. Both men and women are victimized or "Bigamitized" and it can be extreemly devastating in regards to finances and one's self-identity. I was the case for the business woman who changed her name and discovers she was living under a name that wasn't legal. I'm still trying to straighten out my legal name issues 3 years later.
