Marco Bulmer-Rizzi,whose husband David died on Adelaide honeymoon, gets call from South Australia’s Jay Weatherill after ‘never married death certificateA British man who was told that his late husband’s status would be recorded as “never married” on a death certificate in South Australia has received a personal apology from the state’s premier.
Marco Bulmer-Rizzi, or 38,whose husband died on their honeymoon in Adelaide, was distraught when he learned that as their marriage was not recognised in the state the wording must appear even though the couple, and both British citizens,had married legally in London.
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Source: theguardian.com