Yes, they can. The divorce papers need to be filed to prevent them from taking anything they want, including any money you have in joint bank accounts.
If the divorce went through and the state accepted your new marriage. Also, why would have have filed divorce papers to the UK before residency there?
Here it will depend on who has filed the papers first . If your lawyer delayed it by a day or a few hours it may be to late for your advantage.
The first person to file for divorce takes precedence.
No
When you initiate any lawsuit, the first thing you do is file a Complaint or Petition. This is a document outlining what you want and why you are legally entitled to it. (In a divorce, you sue the other person for dissolution of marriage.) This document is filed with the clerk of court, and is called a case. This process is commonly referred to as filing for divorce. Once your Complaint is filed, you must then give the defendant formal legal notice of the pending lawsuit. This is done by "service of process," meaning you serve them. Different states have different rules for how a Complaint may be serve, but it typically involves having the sheriff or another authorized person physically place the documents in the Defendant's hands. Once a person has been served, they have a certain period of time (20-30 days, depending on jurisdiction) to file an Answer, or a formal document responding to the Complaint. The Answer must be filed with the court, and also sent to the Plaintiff or Plaintiff's attorney by mail or hand delivery. If your serving for divorce you have the court documents (papers) showing you have filed for the divorce with the courts. Filing for a divorce is the first step in the divorce process. The spouse then has to be served for the divorce proceedings to begin. When divorce papers are served they are officially given to the spouse and the court is made aware that the spouse is officially aware of the divorce.
Kate Gosselin filed papers to initiate divorce proceedings June 22, 2009. Filing these papers is the first step in a complicated process. The actual final date of the Gosselin's divorce will depend on how long it takes to divide the assets and negotiate visitation, The earliest possible date would be 90 days from date of filing, so sometime after September 22nd will be the final day of the Gosselin's marriage.
If both of you are serving in the army, you may have to file the divorce papers, first in the army office and then in court.
I assume you are saying that one wife filed for divorce and you have married someone else? If the divorce from the first wife has not been finalized and granted by the courts, you are still legally married to the first one and YOU are the bigamist.
Texas & Colorado don't care who filed first. It all depends on which state has a court date open. Colorado might process the divorce faster than Texas.
Yes, you would need to divorce the second spouse because the first marriage is still legally valid. Since the first spouse never signed the divorce papers, you are still married to them, making the second marriage invalid under most legal systems. To resolve the situation, you should seek a divorce from the first spouse to legally end that marriage before considering your options regarding the second marriage.
Neil Armstrong and his first wife, Janet Shearon, filed for divorce on September 13, 1994.
When you are planning to complete your own divorce papers, your first step is to locate the appropriate printable divorce forms for your state of residence. You can also access free references and resources explaining the process of filling the forms.