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Originally Posted September 6, 2018
by Robert Baty

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Picture from September 2016 Ceremony

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The relationship between Kent Hovind and Mary Tocco was officiated by the Texas preacher Eric Philpott and was memorialized in a Hovind video that has since been removed as shown below:

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https://youtu.be/jt47elbHH8g?t=3m30s

“And now by the virtue and the authority invested in me as a minister of the gospel of Jesus Christ our Lord, the pastor of his precious church, in the presence of God and these assembled witnesses, I pronounce you (Kent Hovind and Mary Tocco) husband and wife.”

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– Eric Philpot

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In recent weeks it has been noted that Kent Hovind and Mary Tocco have not been living together as husband and wife for many months and that Kent Hovind has begun living together with Cindi Lincoln in a relationship that has yet to be publicly announced.

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See:

http://kehvrlb.com/rumor-control-whats-up-with-mary-tocco

http://kehvrlb.com/rumor-control-the-new-mrs-dr-dino

http://kehvrlb.com/mary-tocco-on-leaving-kent-hovind

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Jo Hovind, Kent Hovind’s first wife formally, legally, civilly divorced Kent Hovind in a proceeding of record in Escambia County, FL.  Kent Hovind did not contest that divorce in the Spring of 2016 and took up living with Mary Tocco in September 2016 after the event noted above which was publicized worldwide via various YouTube broadcasts on Kent Hovind’s YouTube channel and elsewhere.

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The State of Alabama accepted as legally binding common-law marriages contracted in 2016 and continued to accept such marriages subsequent to 2016.  Since 2016 Alabama no longer recognizes such marriages contracted after 2016.

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There are no provisions for common-law divorces/annulments.  Common-law marriages require civil, legal, on-the-record action in order to legally dissolve them.

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Despite repeated requests, there has been no formal, public, official explanation as to how Kent Hovind and Mary Tocco might propose that their marriage was dissolved.

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Cryptic and unofficial statements indicate simply that the marriage of Kent Hovind and Mary Tocco was NOT legally, civilly, on-the-record dissolved; indicating that they remain married as a matter of law.

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Mary Tocco indicated in one statement that Kent Hovind “renounced” the marriage and in another statement Kent’s man Ernie Land indicated that Kent arranged for a private “common-law” ceremony where he dissolved the marriage before witnesses; after which Mary received some kind of email or text notice of the action.

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https://www.facebook.com/ernest.land1/posts/10216451905067710

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In a statement to Forbes contributor Peter J. Reilly, Mary Tocco indicated she couldn’t care less about anything the State of Alabama had to say about the relationship.  See:

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https://www.forbes.com/sites/peterjreilly/2018/09/05/how-tax-resistance-can-hurt-your-marriages-the-kent-hovind-saga/#317bcc43b927

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My Conclusion/Opinion

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As a matter of law, Kent Hovind and Mary Tocco remain married and Kent Hovind’s relationship to Cindi Lincoln is merely one of 2 consenting adults living together (perhaps in a bigamous relationship).

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Update September 7, 2018

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In response to criticism of the coverage of the Hovind marital issues, Agrippa Seven posted the following in response in the GDC group:
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(Begin quote.)
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The similarities are very close:
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“His message changed over the years because he was always looking for the next big thing to teach that would shock people into listening to him,” Bunds said. “It was important for David Koresh… to isolate the group from the world because the world is an influence that is constantly pulling and distracting you from the message.
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Koresh claimed all marriages in the group were dissolved and that all of the women would be his “wives” if he wanted them, even though Koresh was legally married to one woman, Rachel Jones.
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“David Koresh’s justification for taking all of the women for himself was theological … he’s the one that had the power, he’s the one that had the authority to ‘give the seed,’” Bunds said, adding that if he had sex with a woman, Koresh would say she was in the ‘House of David.”
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Worth a read:
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Life inside apocalyptic religious sect involved in 1993 Waco siege
(End quote.)

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Update September 19, 2018

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Kent Hovind parades out Cindi Lincoln in his latest performance without mentioning who she is or what their relationship is.  Perhaps it was Kent’s way of responding to friends and family of Cindi Lincoln who have been expressing concerns about her well-being.

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Update September 22, 2018

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Mary Tocco speaks and I respond!

https://www.facebook.com/groups/KentHovind/permalink/730558230626695/

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Update September 25, 2018

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Update October 31, 2018

https://youtu.be/qbRnoWZf-_k?t=14

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Update November 11, 2018

https://www.facebook.com/miraclebaptistchurch/videos/1101810923331345/

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Update February 4, 2019

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UPDATE February 12, 2019

Mary Tocco & Robert Baty via FaceBook Messenger

(Screenshots Below)

Message #1 Robert Baty to Mary Tocco

Have you gotten or have any intention of getting a civil, legal, on-the-record divorce from Kent Hovind?

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Message #2 Mary Tocco to Robert Baty

Dont need to. There was no legal document…you know that!

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Message #3 Robert Baty to Mary Tocco

Thanks for that response. However, from my perspective, you had a very public, legally recognized, common-law marriage to Kent Hovind, and lived with Kent as husband and wife for some time thereafter.
As far as I can tell, that marriage is still legally, civilly binding.

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Message #4 Mary Tocco to Robert Baty

Wrong.
No legal contract and only 9 mobths!
I’ve actually talked to people about this who have authority so why don’t you just let it go. He’s moved on and I have moved on.

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Message #5 Robert Baty to Mary Tocco

You had a legal, common law marriage contract, recognized by the State of Alabama.
I get that you and Kent have “moved on”, even while remaining legally married.
If you have anyone “in authority” that is willing to publicly discuss the matter with me, send them over and we’ll work on the details.

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Message #6 Mary Tocco to Robert Baty

No.
Bye.

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Update January 10, 2020

It appears Mary Tocco, instead of letting her lawyers get her a civil, legal, divorce, is trying to change history by getting Wikipedia to accept her claims about what kind of relationship they had and edit their section on Kent’s marriages.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Kent_Hovind

I posted the following response to the above to the Wikipedia page:

“My apologies for my limited skills regarding Wikipedia features, but I was advised of this attempted edit and wish to protest the claims of Mary Tocco as false and/or misleading as a matter of law. Mary’s and Kent’s common law marriage in 2016 was legal and binding under Alabama law. Mary would do well to consult an attorney and obtain a similarly legal and binding divorce, as there is no provision for a common law divorce such as she claims. The legal relationship between Kent and Cindi Lincoln remains unknown to the public as there has been no record or other evidence as to any marriage they may have contracted, civil, religious, common law, whatever. 2601:282:8380:3230:453E:71A7:2583:150E (talk) 04:07, 11 January 2020 (UTC)RLBaty”

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Update January 12, 2020

I added another note to the Wikipedia page to reflect that I had asked Mary Tocco if she initiated that Wikipedia action and that she has not answered.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Kent_Hovind

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Update January 29, 2020

A report from McKinnon Mitchell regarding the relationship between Cindi Lincoln and Kent Hovind!

https://www.facebook.com/groups/kenthovindsworstnightmare/permalink/1451078225061302/

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Update February 2, 2020

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGNBxvA95Ww

Update November 15, 2020

Still waiting for evidence that Cindi has legally changed her name to Hovind or that she has legally married Kent Hovind.

https://youtu.be/DENrAnDhicI?t=1435

Update May 31, 2021

Link to article on this website detailing information showing that Cindy Lincoln has left Kent Hovind and his conpound:

http://kehvrlb.com/cindi-lincoln-has-she-left-kent-hovind

Meanwhile, Mary Tocco, Kent’s current wife, gets the family together, including the father of her 5 children, but Kent is nowhere to be found!

https://www.facebook.com/mary.tocco/posts/10226630542488651

Update July 8, 2021

It might be argued that Cindi Lincoln could sustain a bigamy charge against Kent Hovind based on the following statute:

https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/2006/13297/13a-13-1.html

Update August 3, 2021

In an article on Kent’s current relationship problems, Hemant Mehta, “The Friendly Atheist”, speaks to the issue of Mary Tocco’s continuing marital relationship with Kent.

https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/08/03/creationist-kent-hovind-bodyslammed-me-says-ex-girlfriend-in-court-filing/

Update June 8, 2022

Article on Alabama Common-Law Marriages

https://alabama.staterecords.org/commonlawmarriage

Update June 10, 2022

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6NAUgbUmZw

Update June 12, 2022

https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1499400890?t=02h05m

Update June 25, 2022

Is Kent Hovind A Bigamist?

http://kehvrlb.com/is-kent-hovind-a-bigamist

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References:

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https://www.divorcenet.com/resources/common-law-marriage-alabama.html

https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/2016/title-30/chapter-1/

https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/2016/title-30/chapter-2/

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