Legal Question in Family Law in California

Re: Married again while still married to 2nd wife

one cannot be legally married to two people at once period. however, if one or more of the spouses at issue had a good faith belief in a void or voidable marriage at the time of its occurrence, the innocent spouse would be legally protected as a "putative spouse" in the eyes of the law, even though that person is not the legal spouse. the same benefits are awarded a putative spouse as if he or she was the actual legal spouse. the person who knew beforehand that the marriage was not legitimate would be the one in legal trouble.