Legal Question in Family Law in Nevada

Annulment of bigamous marriage

I live in Calif. and earlier this year was married to a man in the state of Nevada. I have since found out that his divorce from his first wife was not final. I need to file for annulment, the grounds, of course, bigamy. I need to know the easiest, least expensive way to do this. Can I do it myself? Does it get filed in Nevada, or where I live? We have never lived together as husband & wife, either - as he had taken a job out of state, and I found out before I moved there (thank goodness.) Also, is there some time limit for filing, and if so, does it start from date of the marriage, or when I found out about the bigamy?


Asked on 7/11/99, 5:28 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys

Paul Malikowski Malikowski Law Offices, Ltd.

Re: Annulment of bigamous marriage

Good afternoon, Madam:

The Nevada Legislature has developed a great basic research site covering

all of the statutes and administrative regulations, including references to

Nevada Supreme Court decisions related thereto, available at:

http://www.leg.state.nv.us

You may want to look into the chapters on Dissolution of Marriage on this

site. In this regard, I invite your attention to NRS Chapter 125, which is

found at:

http://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/CH_125.html

You may want to look into the chapters on Custody and Visitation on this

site. In this regard, I invite your attention to NRS Chapter 125A, which is

found at:

http://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/CH_125A.html

You may want to look into the chapters on Obligation of Support on this

site. In this regard, I invite your attention to NRS Chapter 125B, which is

found at:

http://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/CH_125B.html

There may be other laws affecting your ability to resolve a divorce,

support or custody problem, which is necessarily beyond the scope of this

reply.

I charge $200.00 per hour for consultation, document review, case analysis,

advice, suggesting and recommending alternatives, legal drafting, telephone

calls, legal research and prosecuting or defending divorce, annulment, separate

maintenance, support and custody actions when I am hired by a client.

Upon your written request I will send a proposed retainer agreement offering

employment in an uncontested Washoe County, Nevada annulment proceeding only,

which offer will expire Friday, July 23, 1999,

if I am not retained by then. I am only hired when I am paid and the the retainer

agreement is signed and in my possession.

If I do not hear back from you by Friday, July 16, 1999, I will assume that you have

answered your questions to your own satisfaction, hired another lawyer, or decided

against pursuing the matter.

I hope this is of assistance to you.

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Answered on 7/15/99, 7:10 pm


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