Legal Question in Family Law in California

Re: Marriage Certificate Not Filed

If your getting a divorce as opposed to seeking an annulment of an invalid marriage then it doesn't matter if there was a flaw in the recording of the marriage in OC (where's that?). The divorce paperworks asks for the date of marriage which is the date you thought you were getting married. It then asks for the date of separation. This is the date that one of you believed the marriage was over. It doesn't mean the date you stopped living together or the date you discovered this problem. The court will divide any property acquired between these dates as community and may also make a determination of what property is separate. You should be able to wind this up easily. If you want to annul the marriage you are making it a lot more difficult and expensive for no payoff unless spousal support is an issue.