Legal Question in Family Law in California

If he was still married to someone else at the time you married him, that's all it takes. He is guilty of bigamy and your marriage is void. That entitles you to an annulment. Annullments are not all that "quickie" though. You still have to file and exchange all the papers you would for a divorce, and unlike a divorce which can be done without a court appearance if the parties stipulate to everything, a court appearance is required for all annulment cases. So you avoid the six-months mandatory waiting period between when the respondent is served with the divorce papers and when a judgment can be entered, it will still take close to that long between just getting the paperwork done and getting on the court's calendar for a hearing.