How do I have to wait to get married in one state, if I was divorced in another?
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How do I have to wait to get married in one state, if I was divorced in another?
My new fiance is pregnant and I want to marry her. Married in WA; divorced in KS.
Asked on July 5, 2011 under Family Law, Kansas
Answers:
M.T.G., Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
I am a little confused here. Were you married to one woman in Virginia and divorced from the same woman in Kansas? If you mean that in Kansas there is a statutory waiting period before you can re marry after a divorce - which is quite common in some states -then you need to wait the statutory waiting period to get married. I know that you are anxious to marry your new girl friend given the circumstances in the matter (and congratulations on the baby by the way) but I urge you not to go against what the law states, The time will pass and take the waiting period as a way to get everything together for the coming of the baby. Good luck to you.
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