I married my husband 3 years ago in NYC. We were married by the pastor of his church and we had not applied for a marriage certificate at the time we were married. About a month later, we went down to city hall and applied for the certificate (AFTER the wedding). When we got there, we found out that NY state requires a waiting period. After you've applied for the certificate, you have to wait a certain amount of time before you get married. (We married Prior to this) This made me curious...are we legally married?? ALSO...(VERY IMPORTANT), I just found out that my husband was married before. When we applied for the marriage certificate he stated NO, he was never married. Is the marriage certificate valid if he knowingly lied on it? If so, are we legally married? If he never got a divorce, is our marriage valid? For the record, things are going horrible and I want out! I'm still there because he says he'll make the divorce a nasty one. If the marriage isn't valid, can I have it annulled?
2006-07-21
08:56:14
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Kim H
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