Full question:
My question is I have married someone who is already married, I just found this out. What can I do legally. We are both on a lease and he holds property of mine.
- Category: Marriage
- Date:
- State: Indiana
Answer:
The following is a statute:
IC 31-11-1-3 Two (2) individuals may not marry each other if either....
Two (2) individuals may not marry each other if either individual has a
husband or wife who is alive.
IC 31-11-8-1 A marriage that is solemnized in Indiana and is void under....
A marriage that is solemnized in Indiana and is void under section 2, 3,
or 5 of this chapter is void without any legal proceedings.
IC 31-11-8-2 A marriage is void if either party to the marriage had a....
A marriage is void if either party to the marriage had a wife or husband
who was living when the marriage was solemnized.
IC 31-13-1-2 If:
If:
(1) a marriage is void because either of the parties to the marriage has
a living husband or wife; and
(2) either of the parties to the marriage did not reasonably believe that
either of the parties had a living husband or wife;
the children of the marriage shall be treated as if the children are
children of a marriage that is not void if the children were conceived
before the discovery that a party to the marriage had a living husband or
wife.
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