Is marriage legal in Texas

[longhornson82]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Texas
I got married to someone who I thought was divorced from her first marriage. She told me that she had been divorced from her first husband and I took her word for it. Believe me this marriage has cost me dearly. Here is the issue, after she forced me out of my house and I realized i was never going to work things out with her i decided to file for divorce but first I searched records to find out if she was divorced from her first husband. Turns out there is no divorce on file anywhere. She filed but it was never finalized. So should I seek an annulement for fraud or a divorce? Also can I suite her in civil court for fraud?

 

[Proserpina]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Texas
I got married to someone who I thought was divorced from her first marriage. She told me that she had been divorced from her first husband and I took her word for it. Believe me this marriage has cost me dearly. Here is the issue, after she forced me out of my house and I realized i was never going to work things out with her i decided to file for divorce but first I searched records to find out if she was divorced from her first husband. Turns out there is no divorce on file anywhere. She filed but it was never finalized. So should I seek an annulement for fraud or a divorce? Also can I suite her in civil court for fraud?

No, you can't sue her.

It's easier to just get divorced (assuming the marriage is legal and not void, versus voidable)

 

[OHRoadwarrior]

Report her for bigamy. As your marriage was invalid, she cannot claim benefits of the invalid marriage during divorce.

 

[Proserpina]

I'm curious.

OP, did you check every county in every state?

That would have been quite the task (specially since not every state has their records online).

 

[Bali Hai]

I'm curious.

OP, did you check every county in every state?

That would have been quite the task (specially since not every state has their records online).

This is very true. For instance, if someone is receiving alimony and secretly remarries, it would be extremely difficult if not impossible for the average person to discover that information. Agree?