Legal Question in Family Law in Nevada

I have, curiously, dealt with many similar cases.

Your facts are a bit jumbled. The best way to analyze a situation like this is on a time-line, starting at the beginning. The rule is that you can only be married to one person at a time, so the first valid marriage remains valid until it is terminated by divorce or death, and any later attempted marriages by someone still married to another are void "ab initio."

That is not the end of the analysis, though. Case law indicates that folks that THINK they are validly married, but are not, have a "putative marriage" during which precisely the same community property (and in some cases even alimony) terms can apply. Confusing the matter further, it is POSSIBLE for folks who KNOW they are not married to have and hold property as if they were married "by analogy." An article describing this last situation is posted on our web site, at http://www.willicklawgroup.com/palimony_cohabitation.

After 30 years, it is long past time for you to get your rights and obligations straight -- you do not want to be trying to figure it all out for the first time only after someone dies and probate is in issue. You should probably seek consultation with an appropriate family law specialist. I would suggest starting your search with the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, the Nevada chapter of which can be viewed at http://www.aaml.org/go/fellows/fellows-by-state/?showResults=true&state=NV.

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