Marriage of Hoffman
Appellant Nenette Hoffman and respondent Steven Hoffman were married in Reno, Nevada in 1989. In 2004, Steven[1] petitioned for dissolution of marriage. Less than one year later, Steven amended his petition to seek a judgment of nullity of marriage. He asserted that his marriage to Nenette was void because it was bigamous, due to her prior marriages to Romeo Lim in 1982 and to Crisanto Cabalic in 1985.
After a trial, the court found that Nenettes marriage to Crisanto Cabalic had been dissolved prior to her marriage to Steven. However, the court ruled that Nenette was still legally married to Romeo Lim at the time of her marriage to Steven, and therefore the parties marriage was void. Additionally, the trial court determined that Steven (but not Nenette) had entered into their marriage in a good faith belief that it was a valid marriage, and granted Steven putative spouse status. For reasons that Court explain, Court determine that sufficient evidence supports the trial courts findings, and therefore Court affirm the judgment.
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