Legal Question in Family Law in California

You and he might look at the actual court file. I am not a family law attorney, but know that there can be several stages to a family law case. It is possible that status was already resolved -- i.e. the divorce went through -- but division of property, child custody, or attorney's fees might still be an issue. If everything has been done, then the case should be closed once and for all.

I agree with Mr. Cohen. I would check the actual court file, and not rely on the online index, which commonly has errors. You want to make sure that a final judgment dissolving his marital status was signed by the judge.