Thirty years ago we ran away and got married by a Justice of the Peace in Virginia. For reasons to lengthy to go into, a year later we got married again in Maryland in a church. In 1992 we separated and in 1994 we divorced, him doing all the paperwork and stuff. I lived in Maryland, he lived in Virginia. The divorce decree was in Virginia. I want to remarry in Maryland and just got a copy of the divorce certificate. It sites the first Virginia marriage date. Will I still be on record in Maryland as still being married? I don't know what to do.
2007-07-30 04:37:31 · 5 answers · asked by JaguarWoman 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
My issue is the fact that I have two marriage dates a year apart in two different states. Does the second date even count?
2007-07-30 04:51:36 · update #1
You are divorced. The first marriage date is properly used.
2007-07-30 04:48:04 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Virginia legislature has set out criteria for alimony, child support, and property division.
Find and value the property .
Determine whether the particular piece of property is separate property and remains with the person who owned it.
Separate property is usually acquired before the marriage or outside the marriage, such as by gift or inheritance, or is excluded by a valid agreement.
Marital property is usually acquired during the marriage. To determine who gets what marital property, the court will consider: length of the marriage, age, health, skills, and abilities of the parties, amount of separate property owned by each spouse, relative ability of the parties to acquire property in the future, financial needs and liabilities of the parties, contribution to the education or to the earning power of the other, contribution to the value of the marital property or the separate property, premarital property and postmarital property, financial conditions of each party, and tax consequences.
2014-11-08 21:30:36 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 9⤊ 0⤋
You take the divorce decree to the Maryland county courthouse, and have them enter the divorce into their records.
That's the one major benefit that opposite-sex couples have over same-sex couple -- what happens in one state is automatically portable to all other states (including divorce).
2007-07-30 11:43:21 · answer #3 · answered by coragryph 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You only got "married" once. The second one was a nice party, might have has some religious significances, it had no legal significance.
And your divorce is binding on all states.
2007-07-30 12:46:30 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Call your county courthouse and ask. They will be able to give you the correct answer.
2007-07-30 11:41:43 · answer #5 · answered by Robin L 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋