Poulos v. Poulos

Appellant James Poulos appeals a declaratory judgment action ruling that his marriage to appellee Vicki Poulos is not void despite the fact that they married before the nisi period in appellee’s prior divorce had expired. We affirm.

Appellee was divorced from her first husband in Massachusetts on October 31, 1977. The Massachusetts court issued a decree nisi, which did not become absolute until six months later, on April 30, 1978. The parties married on January 7, 1978, in the State of New York, more than three months prior to the expiration of the nisi period. When the parties applied for a…