Legal Question in Family Law in Florida

Re: illegal marrage ?

If this is true (and you must definitively establish that it is), your marriage was void from the beginning. That is, it never legally occurred and you are not married to this man.

However, to avoid many problems that could arise from incorrect government and creditor records, you want to go to the Circuit Court in your county and ask that the Court declare the marriage to have been void. This is something best done with the assistance of an attorney.

Re: illegal marrage ?

I have no problem with the attorney response which has already been posted. But I would expand on it a bit. I construe that response as recommending an "annulment" of your "marriage". In my experience I have found that in most cases of this kind, and, in particular, where there is no opposition in sight, it is simpler to just go for a "no fault" divorce. In that "Complaint" I would concede that the civil marriage ceremony which was performed may not have resulted in a legally valid marriage and that you seek a decree of divorce to elminate any uncertainty in the matter. (not going into any detail) Of course "no fault" assumes that you are not seeking any relief other than to end the whole thing.