Legal Question in Family Law in New York

I am married to this man and we are separated right now. On Facebook his girlfriend and him claim they are married to each other is there anything I can do about that?


Asked on 6/25/13, 8:41 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys

Philip Katz Fink & Katz, PLLC

In the U.S. polygamy is illegal. If a man marries two people he could be convicted of a crime, but it is not a crime that is aggressively prosecuted in most jurisdictions. You should know that according to the laws of all states, if someone is married and they marry a second person without divorcing the first, the second marriage is void. More importantly, if you're separated from this person, perhaps it's time you think about divorcing him?

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Answered on 7/20/13, 9:19 am


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