Stuff under the Official Information Act show 43 marriage annulments were granted between 2016 and 2020. In 2020 – when Kapila and Macy had their marriage declared void – there were 12 annulments, the highest number in five years.
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Nicole Macey did not expect to be a solo mum, but had no choice after finding out her husband was already married. A marriage can be declared void if one of the partners is already married, or if they are underage, did not give consent, or are in an illegal relationship, such as siblings. Kapila made headline news in August last year when it emerged he was facing the relatively rare charge of bigamy.
Alleged bigamist s ex-wife s happy tears as marriage annulled
25 Jan, 2021 05:46 PM
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Otago Daily Times
By: Rob Kidd
A Dunedin woman whose marriage to an alleged bigamist has now been annulled says time will never heal her pain.
Ankit Kapila, 33 an aspiring musician who calls himself a complete entertainment factory was supposed to appear in the Dunedin District Court in August last year, but never showed up.
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He married Nicole Macey in Christchurch in 2016 and the following year he attempted to bring his first wife into the country, it is alleged.
The certificate of marriage , provided to Immigration New Zealand, features photos of the defendant and Seema Kapila, along with their signatures, and noted they married in June 2010.
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Nicole Macey says it has been hard being a solo mum and finding out her husband is a bigamist. “It has been very hard,” Macey said. “I am a mother of his sons . I never thought I would be a solo mother.” Kapila became headline news in August last year when it emerged he was facing the relatively rare charge of bigamy. Kapila, then 33, was moved back to New Delhi, India, and did not appear in court in New Zealand to face the charge, which has a maximum penalty of seven years in prison. He was also charged with threatening to kill, assault, possession of an offensive weapon, and breaching a protection order.