“I haven’t been challenged yet,” Teague said. “There was one government agent who asked me to explain my situation and I told him about spirituality and our connection. He just accepted that.

The boat carrying the small wedding crew flew a skull and cross bones flag, in honor of Jack, who was a Haitian pirate before he died in 1753.AMANDA TEAGUE

Shlomit Glaser, a family lawyer at Glaser Jones Law, told Newsweek that marrying a ghost and marrying a dead person are two different things. But “neither are legally recognized in the UK or Ireland”.
 
“It's not illegal. It's not a criminal act and you are not committing an offense, but the government doesn't recognize it. They won't be allowed the benefits of a married couple,” she said.
 
Glaser admitted that there was one legal avenue where it could be possible. Although she insisted that this conclusion was reached from applying general family law principles, it has never been tested on the present set of facts and is purely speculative.
 
“She would have to go to a jurisdiction where it is legal, follow the procedure in that jurisdiction and when she returns to the U.K. or Ireland, she must prove that it’s legal in the jurisdiction [where she was married] with proper documentation and only then could the authorities agree to recognize it,” she said.

Ghost relationships and marriages are not uncommon. Last December, Cornwall Live reported the stories of two women who were deep in the throes of paranormal passion.

Amethyst Realm, a 27-year-old spiritual guidance counselor from Bristol, U.K., told the local paper about her sexual ectoplasmic encounters with 20 different ghosts. During an appearance on ITV’s This Morning, she described to viewers her ritual to seduce ghosts, which involved wearing sexy lingerie.

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