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legally married?
My husband was not divorced when i married him until after we were married 2
years, is my marriage valaid
Asked on March 22, 2016 under Family Law, Alaska
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 8 years ago | Contributor
No it is not. While you had a wedding ceremony no valid marriage could be have resulted since your spouse was not legally free to remarry at that time. So while your husband now divorced from his first wife, that does not make him legally married to you. At this point, you will have to get married if you want to be husband and wife. If you want to split up, while you are technically single, for legal reasons it would be better for you to sought an anullment.
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