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I was married and separated from my first husband in 1989, spoke with him in 1998 and was informed divorce was filed, I ask for proof but never received anything from him, he was living in California but I am not sure where, I had remarried and was widowed, I need proof of divorce now however, what ramifications may I encounter if I were to file for divorce now if any
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You should get a California attorney to help you find out if you were divorced. If you remarried while still married, you are committing bigamy. Most of the time no one prosecutes. But your current "husband" could raise it in your divorce, because your claim to community property is dependent on your being married. You cannot be married to two people at the same time so your second marriage would not be valid. It would become valid upon your divorce to the first husband (if you are not already divorced from him). This is for general educational purposes only.
Answered on Aug 24th, 2021 at 1:02 PM