Would I have pay my ex anything if it turns out I was never "legally" married?
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Pennsylvania
It wasn't until applying for my passport renewal that I found out my marriage license was never registered with the state. I kept my married name after my divorce because of my daughter but never changed my passport to show the change. I probably just forgot about that one. I submitted my application last month for a renewal with my married name but the court house sent a letter back saying they have no record of my marriage on file. I called & spoke to the manager. She checked by using my maiden name, married name, my ex's name & my ss# but nothing was found. She said according to the state, I was never legalled married. I wish I would've known this before paying all of that money to my atty & ex in the divorce. I owned everything so I had to pay him.
Question I have is, since I was never legally married according to the state, can I take him to court to get everything back I paid him in the divorce? It was a hefty amount of money. Since I was never legally married, then legally I shouldn't owe him anything. How could I be obligated to pay him by the law if the law doesn't recognize my marriage? I do have a letter from the court house saying there is no record of my marriag on file. That is the county we got married in & would be the place it would've been filed. So there's no mistake in the county of where it would be registered. My divorce was finalized in 2010.
Any advice is greatly appreciated!
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Pennsylvania
It wasn't until applying for my passport renewal that I found out my marriage license was never registered with the state. I kept my married name after my divorce because of my daughter but never changed my passport to show the change. I probably just forgot about that one. I submitted my application last month for a renewal with my married name but the court house sent a letter back saying they have no record of my marriage on file. I called & spoke to the manager. She checked by using my maiden name, married name, my ex's name & my ss# but nothing was found. She said according to the state, I was never legalled married. I wish I would've known this before paying all of that money to my atty & ex in the divorce. I owned everything so I had to pay him.
Question I have is, since I was never legally married according to the state, can I take him to court to get everything back I paid him in the divorce? It was a hefty amount of money. Since I was never legally married, then legally I shouldn't owe him anything. How could I be obligated to pay him by the law if the law doesn't recognize my marriage? I do have a letter from the court house saying there is no record of my marriag on file. That is the county we got married in & would be the place it would've been filed. So there's no mistake in the county of where it would be registered. My divorce was finalized in 2010.
Any advice is greatly appreciated!
