What can I do if my divorce was never filed? 25 Answers as of September 26, 2011

You do not have a valid marriage to your current spouse. You need a divorce. Please consult an attorney as soon as possible.

The marriage from one month ago will not be a valid marriage until you get that first marriage dissolved. Check the court records from the first marriage and determine what needs to happen for a final judgment.

File for a dissolution of your first marriage.

This depends on what you mean by it was 'never filed'. If you appeared in court and a judge announced you divorced but the certificate form was never submitted to the State - then, you may need to get a copy of the divorce entered by the court and ask that the court get a certificate filed as quickly as possible. If you never appeared in court, though, and you never had a formal divorce, you will need to do that and then probably have another marriage ceremony with your current wife after the divorce goes through.

First, you must seek to finalize the divorce proceeding. Second, your second marriage would be deemed void which means that the marital relationship must be reaffirmed after the previous divorce is finalized.

I would start by asking your attorney from two years ago what happened. If you are really sure your divorce was not filed, I would suggest you consult a domestic relations counsel about the need for an annulment until your first marriage is over.

I hope that you do not get in trouble for bigamy and that you should have been divorced in a different state than that in which you just got married to help your anonymity. Hire counsel immediately to file for divorce.

Your marriage is null. The divorce needs to be completed immediately, and you should then get remarried. You need to tell your spouse of the mistake right away. If you had a reasonable and honest belief that you were divorced already, you are not guilty of the crime of bigamy but you need to remedy the situation as soon as possible.

You should file for divorce immediately. Your current marriage is null and void and will need to be re-performed after the divorce is final. You should consult with an attorney immediately. Detailed answers to many frequently asked questions regarding divorce, custody, visitation, child support, alimony, paternity and other Family Law matters are located on my website.

I suggest you file immediately because right now, you are a bigamist, and that is against the (criminal) law.

It isn't clear whether you mean there was never a divorce case started or that the final decree dissolving the marriage was never accomplished. You need to verify what you mean and either file a petition to begin the process to dissolve the marriage or see if it is possible to reopen the old case to finish it.

If you were still married at the time of your wedding then, in Georgia, you are technically not married or you could be accused of bigamy. What you will need to do is get divorced from your previous relationship, and then get married to your current significant other.

Your new marriage is not valid because your old marriage had not been dissolved. Therefore, I would think that the first thing to do would be to finish the old dissolution. Once that old dissolution has been completed, go ahead and remarry your new "spouse."

Get a divorce. You are not legally married. You will have to remarry after the divorce is finalized, and there is a 6 month waiting period. You should probably consult an attorney to make sure your facts are accurate.

If your first marriage was never dissolved, your second marriage is a nullity. You will have to file for divorce and get the order entered and resubmit the marriage license.