Enoch Arden law

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The Enoch Arden law, also known as the Enoch Arden doctrine or Enoch Arden statute, is a legal doctrine that addresses situations where a spouse remarries after their original partner has been absent for an extended period and is presumed dead.

The doctrine is named after the titular character in Alfred, Lord Tennyson's 1864 poem Enoch Arden, which tells the story of a sailor who returns home after years of absence to find his wife remarried.

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