Q: Husband left in 1992, saw picture online of him and her, wedding rings on. How do I find out if I have been divorced?
Also have promissory note from 1992 saying I get $20,000 from his profit sharing when divorce is final. Is that too old? Trying to do my own divorce but not sure about this. Can't find online divorce records.
A:
You might be divorced or you might not. Oddly, many people don't bother getting divorced before getting married again. To find out if you have been divorced, you need to look in every county that your husband might have lived in since 1992. This goes for counties inside and outside of California.
The court doing your current divorce case doesn't check to see if you have already been divorced. There is no central database of who is divorced and who isn't.
Promissory notes do not expire automatically due to age. Your old one might still be good.
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