Seaton v. Seaton

Opinion

MAURO, J.

California law provides, with limited exceptions, that an individual can only be married to one person at a time. (Fam. Code, § 2201.)1 A bigamous marriage is void from the beginning. (Ibid.)

This case calls on us to determine whether Nevada law is the same as California law in this regard. We conclude that under both Nevada and California law, a bigamous marriage is void from its inception, even if it has not been declared void by a court.

*803Patricia L. Seaton appeals from a judgment nullifying her marriage with Jeffrey D. Seaton.2 The marriage was nullified under section 2201 on…