A Gauteng mother of four has been going through the hell of being married for more than 15 years to a man she has never met in her life, saying: ’’I am bitter and upset. Home Affairs married me to a man I did not know.’’
Pretoria – A mother of four has been going through the hell of being married for more than 15 years to a man she has never met in her life.
The Reiger Park, Boksburg, woman told the Pretoria News that although she was relieved to now be “divorced” from “her husband”, it was not the end of her problems. The 42-year-old said she had no knowledge who her “husband” was, other than that Home Affairs records reflected that he was born in October 1975, and that they “got married” in Germiston.She only discovered her marital status in 2007 after the birth of her first daughter. She and her then partner went to the department to register the birth of their child. O’Brien wanted the child to be registered with her surname.
She said despite her protesting, she was given two options; either register the child under her so-called husband’s name, or under the name of the child’s father. She chose the latter, but O’Brien was not happy as she felt her child was deprived of the surname that she deserved. She was at first asked to make an affidavit at a police station, setting out her story. “I did not realise this was the start of many affidavits I had to make.”
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