Q: I was married in 1978 & divorced in 1985. I then married again in 1986 & divorced in 2006. The court shows no record of

A: Yes, you need to finalize your first divorce and when it is finalized it needs to be made retroactive back to before your second marriage. Get a copy of your first divorce records at the courthouse. Take all the papers from your first divorce to a family law attorney and see what needs to be done so that it can be finished up. Hard to say more than that without seeing the paperwork.

When you ask a question online, like here, the answers you get are only going to be basic information, a starting point. Attorneys are trained to talk to you to find out all the important details of your story. Getting all the details is very important because it will make a big difference in the legal information given to you. It is strongly recommended that even if you get a response here on Justia, that you also talk to an attorney. Many have free first interviews. Even if you have to pay, it is worth it because you talking to a professional who is going to focus on you.

Also there is no requirement that you talk to an attorney in your area. Any attorney licensed in California can help you no matter where you live as long as the issue is in California. The interview would be done by phone, Zoom, Skype, Facetime or some other type online method. Even if the attorney is in your area, many attorneys are only talking to people this way due to the Covid pandemic, so you couldn’t have an interview in their office anyway. Give one of us a call. We are here to help.