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WTF Divorce of the day
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| Omega_M |
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Twins separated at birth have married each other without realizing they were brother and sister, it has been revealed.
The British couple's marriage has now been annulled by the High Court after judges ruled the marriage had never validly existed.
The identities of the brother and sister and details of how they fell in love and married are being kept secret.
Soon after they were born they were separated and adopted by different families.
Neither was told they had a twin and had no idea they were blood relatives until after their wedding.
Professor Lord Alton uncovered the case when a High Court judge told him of a hearing he had dealt with. |
As reported by Faux.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,321991,00.html
But still :wtf: What is the probability of this sort of thing happening ? |
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| Lira |
Yeah, sounds like something that would happen in a telenovela :p
Anyway, here are the articles from the BBC and from CNN:
| quote: | Parted-at-birth twins 'married'
A pair of twins who were adopted by separate families as babies got married without knowing they were brother and sister, a peer told the House of Lords.
A court annulled the British couple's union after they discovered their true relationship, Lord Alton said.
The peer - who heard of the case from a judge who was involved - said the twins felt an "inevitable attraction".
He said the case showed how important it was for children to be able to find out about their biological parents.
Details of the identities of the twins involved have been kept secret, but Lord Alton said the pair did not realise they were related until after their marriage.
'Truth will out'
The crossbench peer, a former Liberal Democrat MP, raised the couple's case during a House of Lords debate on the Human Fertility and Embryology Bill in December.
"They were never told that they were twins," he told the Lords.
"They met later in life and felt an inevitable attraction, and the judge had to deal with the consequences of the marriage that they entered into and all the issues of their separation."
He told the BBC News website that their story raises the wider issue of the importance of strengthening the rights of children to know the identities of their biological parents.
We are naturally drawn to people who are quite similar to ourselves
Pam Hodgkins
Adults Affected by Adoption
"If you start trying to conceal someone's identity, sooner or later the truth will out," he said.
"And if you don't know you are biologically related to someone, you may become attracted to them and tragedies like this may occur."
Pam Hodgkins, chief executive officer of the charity Adults Affected by Adoption (NORCAP) said there had been previous cases of separated siblings being attracted to each other.
"We have a resistance, a very strong incest taboo where we are aware that someone is a biological relative," she said.
"But when we are unaware of that relationship, we are naturally drawn to people who are quite similar to ourselves.
'Incredibly rare'
"And of course there is unlikely to be anyone more similar to any individual than their sibling."
Mo O'Reilly, director of child placement for the British Association for Adoption and Fostering, said the situation was traumatic for the people involved, but incredibly rare.
"Thirty or 40 years ago it would have been more likely that twins be separated and, brought up without knowledge of each other," she said.
Today, however, adopted children grow up with a greater knowledge of their birth families - and organisations try to place brothers and sisters together.
If that were not possible, the siblings would still have some form of contact with each other.
"This sad case illustrates why, over the last 20-30 years, the shift to openness in adoption was so important," Ms O'Reilly added. |
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7182817.stm
| quote: | LONDON, England (CNN) -- British twins who had been separated at birth learned they were related only after they had become husband and wife, a senior British lawmaker said. The marriage has been annulled.
The couple's identities have been protected for legal reasons.
Their case was first highlighted by Lord Alton of Liverpool during a discussion on donor conception in the House of Lords in December, but only came to light Friday.
The peer told the House of Lords that a court annulled the union as soon as the twins' true relationship became known.
"They were never told that they were twins," he said during the Dec. 10 debate on a law covering human fertility and embryology. They had been adopted by separate families and "met later in life and felt an inevitable attraction, and the judge had to deal with the consequences of the marriage that they entered into and all the issues of their separation."
No further details about the couple have emerged, and it is not known when the marriage took place or how long they were together before they discovered the truth.
Adoption groups said Friday the case proves the need for openness and transparency during the adoption process.
Mo O'Reilly, director of child placement for the British Association for Adoption and Fostering, said released a statement saying: "Thirty or 40 years ago it would have been more likely that twins be separated and brought up without knowledge of each other."
However, she said, greater emphasis in recent years on ensuring adopted siblings stay in touch meant this "traumatic" case will remain "incredibly rare."
Daisy O'Clee, a spokeswoman for the agency, said that of more current concern is the lack of legislation surrounding fertility treatment.
Under British law the parents of a donor-conceived child do not have to declare that fact on the child's birth certificate, O'Clee told CNN. This means a child conceived with a donor sperm or egg may never know their true origin.
Lawmakers will vote Tuesday on whether to pass a law covering human fertility and embryology that would relax the rules on who can have fertility treatment.
O'Clee warned that in its present form the proposal does little to address the rights of donor-conceived children.
"The rights of donor children are being ignored," she said. |
http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/e...ried/index.html |
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| Yan |
| quote: | Originally posted by Omega_M
Faux. |
As in the French pronunciation "Foe"?
That doesn't make sense. |
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| Lira |
| quote: | Originally posted by Yan
As in the French pronunciation "Foe"?
That doesn't make sense. |
Some people seem to jokingly call Fox news "Faux News". I think it could have something to do with "faux" being pronounced as if it were an English word. If you do this, and the words "cot-caught" rhyme for you, then it should be a perfect match. |
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| Space Marine |
| Incest eh? I see. |
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| ASFSE |
| yan...iro is my favorite character |
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| Lira |
| quote: | Originally posted by Space Marine
Incest eh? I see. |
This happened in Germany last year as well, but they weren't twins. |
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| pkcRAISTLIN |
| haha, too funny. |
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| Direct |
Man, who gives a ING .
is . Kids, animals, relatives... IT!!! |
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| smokeape |
| quote: | Originally posted by Direct
Man, who gives a ING .
is . Kids, animals, relatives... IT!!! |
I think I have an animal in the backyard you can f*ck if you can catch it. Have a knothole in a tree if you're interested as well you stupid ass.
;)
[[[smoke]]] |
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