Chromo, CO Divorce Law Firms & Lawyers

If challenged in court, your marriage would be found to be void. But that would not necessarily relieve you of child and spousal support duties or from a fair division of property. Please see a domestic relations counsel to discuss ways to rectify the situation.

If there is no order or decree in place yet, both you and your husband can take your son on vacation, including traveling outside the state of Utah. Also, if you have just recently filed, you do not have sole custody of your son. You may have asked for sole custody in the divorce complaint, but you and your husband share custody of the child until an order is entered that sets out custody and parent time arrangements. Each of you has full custody and rights regarding your child before an order is entered, the same as each of you had prior to the filing of the divorce complaint.

Oh, I'm so sorry. This is an "interesting" question. It's not a good thing when a lawyer says a matter is "interesting." Washington Practice, which is a book that summarizes the law,tells me that a statute says you were not eligible to be married but it doesn't say what the consequence is of your wife committing bigamy, which I suppose is probably a crime but I'm not a criminal attorney. Some case law says your marriage is not void but "void ab initio" which is latin for void from the beginning because it violates public policy or law.. Basically someone could try to show your marriage is void by proving the first marriage was still in place. I suppose the safest thing is to get married again now that your wife is divorced so you would have a real marriage. There are some serious consequences to not being safely married but thinking your are. Are your tax returns fraudulent? Can you testify against each other or not (spouses sometimes can't), etc.It's June, time for a wedding!