Legal Question in Family Law in Florida

Can I get remarried?

I got married in 1997. We did not have any children. We did not own any property. Things were not working out and my husband decided that he wanted to move back to Canada. I agreed that he should go back. We lived together for about 4 months. We have only talked by phone a couple times after that back in 1998. I don't know where he is now. I'm in Florida. I heard that he remarried and has a new family and that he divorced me. My problem is that I want to remarry. But I don't have a divorce on file. Do I need to do my own divorce in Florida and just get a default even though I believe that he has done that already out of the country? What's the best way to handle this so that I can go on with my life. Thanks.


Asked on 7/17/05, 10:29 pm

2 Answers from Attorneys
Edward J. Chandler Law Office of Edward J. Chandler, P.A.

Re: Can I get remarried?

If you cannot find the divorce decree in Canada, you should file a divorce in Florida. If you cannot locate him, you must serve him by publication after a dilligent search, obtain a clerk's default and then set the matter for final hearing.

Call Edward J. Chandler Law Office of Edward J. Chandler, P.A. 708 East Atlantic Boulevard

Pompano Beach, FL 33060 Tel:954-788-1355

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Answered on 7/20/05, 9:53 pm
David Slater David P. Slater, Esq.

Re: Can I get remarried?

1. You must look for a Canadian divorce decree.

2. If none, you must obtain divorce in Florida.

Suggest you retain an attorney. Good luck.

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Answered on 7/18/05, 5:44 am


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