Really need help with my marriage involving my wife.
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Really need help with my marriage involving my wife.
I am an American citizen who got married last year to my girlfriend who is an immigrant from Colombia. I have recently become very confused and concerned regarding things that I’ve found out about her dealing with her past. She told me that she had never been married before to anyone, not even to the father of her youngest daughter who she said she was with for 13 years when she lived in Colombia. I just found out, and also have seen proof from photos, that she did get married to her daughter’s father about 5 years ago. The photos clearly show she and him at their wedding ceremony and the church that it was held at. I’m just trying to figure out if the marriage in Colombia was a legalized documented thing and what does that mean exactly concerning the marriage we have with one another? Can you give any info or advice on what I should do?
Asked on February 17, 2018 under Family Law, Florida
Answers:
M.T.G., Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 6 years ago | Contributor
If the marriage was legal in Columbia it is recognized as legal here in the Untied States. That means then that she did not have "the capacity to contract" and get married to you until she was divorced from the first husband. She needs to produce divorce documents. If she does not, then your marriage is void and you need a declaration from the court as to same. Seek help. Good luck.
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