Legal Question in Family Law in Texas
Married in Oklahoma - Divorced in Texas is it legal
I found out that some states do not accept the cancellation of a marriage. I was married in 1990 in Oklahoma and divorced in 1998 in Texas. I would really like to know that I am legally divorced!!
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Re: Married in Oklahoma - Divorced in Texas is it legal
I am somewhat confused by your use of the term "cancellation". I assume that you mean divorce.
Each state, for the most part, recognizes marriages and divorces in other states. If you were legitimately divorced in Texas; ie, met all of the correct jurisdictional and procedural requirements, then every state should recognize both events.
However, if by "cancellation" you mean something other than a full divorce then an attorney would have to know much more to evaluate the situation.
Re: Married in Oklahoma - Divorced in Texas is it legal
If you were properly divorce in Texas, then Oklahoma should recognize your divorce under the full faith and credit provision of the U.S. Constitution.
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