Legal Question in Family Law in Georgia

Act of bigamy

What if you unknowingly commit bigamy because you thought you were already divorced and you find out two years later that your final divorce decree was given 2 weeks after you got remarried what can you do?


Asked on 7/12/09, 5:27 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Scott Riddle Law Office of Scott B. Riddle, LLC

Re: Act of bigamy

Ignorance is not going to be a good defense where you should have known when the final decree was entered. It is not hard - check with your lawyer or the clerk's office before you commit bigamy. You should have never been married again until you had the filed and stamped decree in your hand.

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Answered on 7/13/09, 4:55 pm


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