« l’état-civil m’a mariée avec le frère jumeau de mon mari »
“We realized this because we needed our birth certificates to draw up our will at the notary’s,” explains the founder of the Otta agency. On hers, no problem: her marriage to her husband Thomas Gouritin is well mentioned. But on the birth certificate of Thomas Gouritin, who was born in the town of Avranches, in the Manche department, no trace of a marriage.
“Seeing this, I told my husband to still ask the town hall if she could check the birth certificate of her twin brother, says Stéphanie Laporte. When they were self-employed, they had already had problems”.
Bingo. “Yes, your brother is well married to your wife”, is heard to answer the couple, who married in just marriage on October 2 at the town hall of Bordeaux.
Schrödinger’s husband
What happened ? “Apparently, they took the first Gouritin that appeared in their list: Antoine. As a result, I am indeed married to him, but it is his brother who is married to me. He’s Schrödinger’s husband. »
“Yes, your brother is well married to your wife”
These are two couples who find themselves in trouble. “Not only does this error prevent us from making the donation to the last living person we wanted to sign, but it also cancels the Pacs of my brother-in-law and my sister-in-law. »
The case could have a quick and favorable outcome. “When he heard my loud exclamation at the announcement of the error, the civil registrar assured that he had done everything possible to correct it during the day. » The entrepreneur I hope that will be the case. “Otherwise, supporting documents will have to be sent to the prosecution. »