How Do I Get My Divorce Agreement Enforced?

My father made me co-owner of the two houses he owned, prior to my marriage. When I got married I moved into one of them while he remained in the other. In the divorce agreement (Los Angeles County Superior Court) he and I signed off that she could continue living there with the children until a specific date or her re-marriage, in return for reduced spousal support. Read More …

Am I Legally Married to My New Husband?

m>I filed for a divorce in California after being separated for 5 years. I did my own divorce. I submitted all the forms via mail. I went to court in January and the judge said as of this date you are divorced and will receive a judgment in the mail. A week or two later I got a copy of the court proceeding papers (copy of what was agreed/granted in court) stating marital status terminates – dated February. In April, I get remarried. 5 months late, I finally get a Notice of Entry of Judgment with a different date stamped on it. The effective date of termination of martial status states Sept. The Entry of Judgment states that neither party should remarry until effective date (Sept). I got married in April. Is my marriage to husband #2 invalid (void)? .If so, does that mean the marriage became valid after the divorce final date? Do I need to marry husband #2 again? Any help would really be appreciated. Read More …

Is This Marriage Legal?

My daughter married a man approximately 2-1/2 years ago. When he filled out the marriage license, he used an alias name (which happened to be his deceased cousin). He also used his Aunt and Uncle’s names as his parents and used his cousin’s birth date instead of his. At the time, my daughter did not know all the information he filled out was not his real information. They were married in Washington State. Is this marriage legal? He is abusive and she has left him, but we would like to know if she really needs to go through divorce proceedings under these false circumstances. Can you help answer this? Read More …

Who Is the Rightful Beneficiary When the Last Marriage Wasn’t Legitimate Because a Prior Divorce Wasn’t Finalized?

My Father-in-law passed away in July of 2012. He retired from the railroad, was ‘married’ four times, and has 5 children. He was married to wife #2 in Indiana (she mothered 3 of his children) and filed for divorce in 1989 (not 100% sure that was the year) then ‘remarried’ 2xs after. 10 months before his passing he moved out of the home that he & wife #4 shared. He had a will stating that all his assets were to go to his 5 children (he did not father any children with wives 3 & 4) but had wife #4 as beneficiary on all of his accounts (retirement, life insurance etc..) Well wife #2 filed for a portion of his retirement benefits, and it turns out that she & father-in-law were never legally divorced. Read More …