Bigamy
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Prominent Ontario lawyer sentenced to 6 months house arrest for bigamy, forging divorce documentsJames Cooper Morton, who pleaded guilty to the offences in April, has also been ordered to have no contact with Jennifer Packwood for six months.CrimeSep 11, 2019
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Newmarket justice of the peace says she was betrayed by lawyer husband, convicted bigamistRhonda Shousterman, a justice of the peace at the Newmarket courthouse, delivered an emotional 20-minute victim impact statement at her husband James Morton’s sentencing hearing in the very courthouse where Shousterman sits on the bench.CrimeJul 24, 2019
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Prominent Ontario lawyer pleads guilty to bigamy, forging divorce documentsJames Cooper Morton stood up in a Newmarket courtroom on Friday and admitted he married Jennifer Packwood, a law clerk from the office where he worked in Hamilton, despite the fact he was still married to his wife, Justice of the Peace Rhonda Shousterman.CrimeApr 26, 2019
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Three adults in polyamorous relationship declared legal parents of childPolyamorous relationships are legal in Canada, unlike bigamy and polygamy, which involve people in two or more marriages.CanadaJun 14, 2018
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