Legal Question in Family Law in California

"Hi. If a vietnamese lady was married in Vietnam, she moved to United States leaving her Vietnamese husband in Vietnam, but she did not divorce him. In the United States would she be considered married? How does this work? She is now in California. Would she have to divorce in the US to be able to marry again here?"


Asked on 7/21/12, 7:40 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys

Yes. California, and the rest of the US, recognizes the marriages of all other countries as long as the marriages are valid under the laws of the country in which the marriage happened and they are not void under California law (such as incestious or bigamous marriages). So a person married properly and validly in Vietnam is married in California and would have to get a divorce before remarrying in California. If they marry again in California without getting the divorce, the new marriage is totally void, AND it is a crime.

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Answered on 7/22/12, 11:23 am


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