What if your spouse has remarried?
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What if your spouse has remarried?
Asked on December 18, 2012 under Family Law, Missouri
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
Do you mean, "What if your spouse, while still married to you (that is, no divorce or annulment) claims to have married another person?" If so, the second "marriage" is void--it never legally happened. In the United States, you may only be married to one person at a time; you cannot marry person B if still married to person A. Person A would still be the wife or husband, with all the rights that go with that (such as the right to inherit and make health care decisions); person B is just a boyfriend or girlfriend who thinks he or she is married.
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