Marriage of Barbosa-Johnson v. Johnson

OPINION

ESPINOSA, Judge.

In this appeal, appellant challenges the order of the trial court granting appellee’s motion to dismiss the petition for dissolution of marriage upon its finding that the parties’ marriage was invalid. We reverse and remand for dissolution proceedings.

On July 14, 1989, appellant Ronald Johnson and appellee Gina Barbosa were issued a marriage license by the Pima County Superior Court clerk. On October 14,1989, while on vacation in San Juan, Puerto Rico, the parties exchanged vows in a marriage ceremony performed by the pastor of a local church. The parties, the pastor,…