Am I Legally Married

[texasguy]

I lived with my ex for about 7 yrs as a married couple even though we never legally got married. Well about 1 yr ago I found out she was having an affair with a guy she worked with. She left me and moved in with the guy and promptly got pregnant. Well the relationship didn't last very long and she decided she made a mistake and wanted me back. I said no so she moved in with her mother out of state. Well I recently have met a woman who I am in love with and considering marriage but I need to know if I am legally married to my ex?
Thank You

 

[army judge]

I lived with my ex for about 7 yrs as a married couple even though we never legally got married. Well about 1 yr ago I found out she was having an affair with a guy she worked with. She left me and moved in with the guy and promptly got pregnant. Well the relationship didn't last very long and she decided she made a mistake and wanted me back. I said no so she moved in with her mother out of state. Well I recently have met a woman who I am in love with and considering marriage but I need to know if I am legally married to my ex?
Thank You

Did you file a common law marriage document at ANY courthouse?

If you lived together, but never filed that document, Texas doesn't consider your arrangement as a legal marriage.

You, simply lived together.

You weren't married, even though you thought of yourselves as married.


If you filed that document, you are married.

 

[irish223]

Just one addition to above....

Your ex (or you) can file to have the relationship declared a legal marriage for up to 2 years after the relationship ends.

 

[texasguy]

We never filed any kind of marriage document but she was listed as my domestic partner on my insurance policy. However after she moved out I removed her from my insurance policy.

 

[army judge]

We never filed any kind of marriage document but she was listed as my domestic partner on my insurance policy. However after she moved out I removed her from my insurance policy.

You are free to legally get hitched.

You are not married, at least in the eyes of the state of TX!!!