QUESTION
Can I re-file for divorce that was supposed to occur 18 years ago?
Asked on Jul 12th, 2014 on Divorce - Washington
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I separated from my husband in 1996 and he supposedly filed for divorce and did it without me (he filed for an absentee spouse since I had to move away as soon as we separated). I am remarried now and because of some paperwork I need to submit. I need the record of my divorce which I don't have. He now lives in Alaska. I live in WA where we got married. He does not communicate with me and there is no record of the divorce in WA. I am afraid that he lied to me and never filed in the first place. What should I do? Can I file on my own or? I lived my life for 18 years believing I was divorced. He is also remarried.
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If he remarried, there probably was a divorce. Did you check the court records in the county in which he lived at the time of the "filing."
Answered on Jul 14th, 2014 at 2:30 PM