Legal Question in Family Law in Florida

So if I got married here in Florida by mistake I was young and did not know what I was doing, I was not even in love but I guess we all learn from our mistakes, I am really enaged to be married, I am now preparing everything to get married in May 2010, but I wil get married in El Salvador were all my feinds and family live obvoiusly after I get all the divorce done, but then I will come back to Florida with my husband I am i going to have a problem changing to my new name just becasue i got married in El Salvador? Are they going to take me to jail? I am just asking becasue i don't think i am doing anything wrong after divorcing I am free to do what i want and marry whoever i want right?


Asked on 9/18/09, 11:58 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Brent Rose The Orsini & Rose Law Firm

As long as you are divorced before you get married in El Salvador, Florida (and every U.S. state) will recognize your El Salvadoran wedding. As long as you have a marriage license and a wedding ceremony (huge or tiny, it doesn't matter), the U.S. doesn't care where you get married. Get a certified translation of your El Salvadoran marriage license, and you should have no problem changing your U.S. driver's license and social security card (I think you indicated you were a U.S. citizen in your last post) to your new, married name. It's all legal.

Best wishes in your new marriage.

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Answered on 9/18/09, 12:19 pm


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