text🌻seeking legal advice

[multidisciplinary]

Type: Text (backdated to before Farplane event)
Sender ID: Anonymous
To: Public
Subject: Seeking legal advice
Warnings: None

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Hello.

I am in need of legal advice regarding a private matter:

Is a marriage contract legally binding if one or more parties involved were under the influence of spiritual possession while it was officiated?

Thank you for your assistance.

Comments

[telepathicignorance]

And now you might be married. Damn.

(They can relate to being ...complicated.)

Hope that works out for you.

[multidisciplinary]

[ For whatever reason, Zelda's getting the vibe that their sympathy might not be completely heartfelt. Their comment almost sounds a bit sardonic. (It's so difficult to read people through text alone.) ]

My thanks. [ Sardonic or not, Zelda replies sincerely. ] Given the unexpectedly-reasonable explanation that the spirit donned my body like clothing, I expect the dubious legality of my marriage will fall in my favor.

[ Can't be married if you were clothes. ]

[telepathicignorance]

(It's a weird mix of both: the concept of suddenly waking up to find that they're married to someone they're close with is perhaps less horrifying than being forced to marry a stranger, but it's still terrifyingly awkward. They don't have a lot of faith in this turning out well.

But this person clearly has a very different view of things, so...

It's really not their business.)

Yeah it'd be pretty awkward if the courts decided that the clothes used in a wedding also counted as being married.

(Would the bride and groom outfits be legally required to be kept together? Worn together? It's a funny train of thought, and they let their mind follow it for the moment.)