Hi butchie,

From your facts, it appears that your marriage #2 was not valid, it never was a legal marriage. Little miss greedy in NM can take her dollar signs to the next guy and try to take him, because it does not appear she can divorce you since she never legally married you.

I would get my papers together proving you are still married to #1 and that the divorce failed to happen. However, I would definitely get an attorney - to make sure none of this gets twisted into bigamy allegations. Since the marriage #2 didn't happen here in the States, that may be a protection against any US charges of bigamy, which is good for you. But I would still get proof of lack of intent to commit bigamy but showing the check paid to the foreign lawyer, and any retainer agreement explaining what he was going to do for you (and failed to do). Get your recorded marriage certificate, showing that you are currently married. She is never, obviously, going to be able to prove divorce or annulment, since it didn't happen. Meanwhile, it would behoove you to NOW get a real divorce from wife #1. You might be best off just chilling with the marriage ideas until you find a woman you know for a spell, whose background you can investigate a little more, who has a job and some financial security of her own, etc - no need to rush these things!

Incidentally, you may be able to divorce #1 from right here in the states. Get a local lawyer on that.

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