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How long does he have to wait to get married? The divorce is being dealt with now. My question was, AFTER a divorce is finalized. How long does someone have to wait to get married?

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My husband and I got married in April 2010. We had a very short courtship (4 months) in which we had sexual relations. We got married and haven’t had sex since. We are more like roommates than husband and wife. We don’t even kiss. We have decided to get divorced, we still live together and probably will continue to live in the same apartment due to financial hardship, but that is it. Can we file for divorce and get a quick divorce for the reasons of “no sexual relations”? Please advise. Thank you.

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I am a UK citizen who went to NYC to marry my partner of 3 years in New York in March of this year. We married on March 20th. I was aware that because of his beliefs, he didn’t hold the legal entity of marriage in high esteem, but he said he loved me and wanted us to be together permanently in New York. We argued on the night of the wedding because of another woman he knows and didn’t consummate the marriage. Several days later, he asked me to leave the apartment I shared with him and stated that the marriage was over. I flew back to London. I asked him to agree on the terms of the annulment, and he refused. He said he has no money to file, and this will cost him in various ways (I don’t understand how, as I don’t have extensive knowledge of your legal system). He has stated that the relationship is over and has continued to be verbally abusive throughout the last few weeks. I have no legal recourse to his assets, and even if I did, I wouldn’t want anything from him. I know I can’t file as I’m not a resident, but I fear that he will file on the grounds of fraud by saying that I forced him into the marriage when I didn’t. I have a collection of text messages, and I may even have somewhere I ask him if he wants to do this with me as I only intended to marry once in my life. Much of what we discussed was verbal. I don’t want a claim that will affect me in the future if I have to come to the USA for work or any other reason. I don’t know what to do. Is there any way I could file?

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My husband and I live in the USA. He is still legally married to me. He left and got married to somebody else in Australia. Can he or I annul the marriage between him and the Australian woman?

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I’m asking this for my friend. She is a legal citizen for two years. She is from Columbia married 20yrs to a man from Ecuador. 3 yrs ago, he went back to Columbia when his mother died because he was left a lot of land. According to his mother’s will, he has to stay in Ecuador. My friend feels abandoned and has asked for a divorce several times, but he refuses. I tell her because he had left her for 3 yrs she doesn’t need his permission. She has no money and is struggling since he left. Can she obtain a divorce without his consent, and is she entitled to any money from him? 

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Got married in Florida about seven years ago. Three years ago, my wife left for NY, where her family is and never came back. So I filed for a divorce, and she never responded after several attempts to serve her the papers and even posting in the newspaper where she lived. So the judge finally finalized the divorce. Now I am being ordered to court in NY for spousal support or maintenance? Can this be done as we have never lived in NY as a married couple, and the divorce is already final in FL?

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