If our divorce wasn’t final, could my husban have a wedding ceremony performed with a clergy and still be legally remarried?
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If our divorce wasn’t final, could my husban have a wedding ceremony performed with a clergy and still be legally remarried?
My husband had a huge wedding at the hall on Saturday. I got a call from an attorney on today asking me to come sign divorce papers.
Asked on February 27, 2017 under Family Law, Louisiana
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 7 years ago | Contributor
Your husband could have had a marriage ceremony but it would not have been legally binding. The fact is that you cannot enter into a new marriage until your previous one has been ended legally (i.e. either by death, divorce or annullment). Accordingly, your husband's second "marriage" is null and void; it is as if it never happened in the eyes of the law.
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