prior marriage
Earlier matrimonial bond
A prior marriage is a marriage that ended before a current or subsequent one.
The term appears in legal, religious, and bureaucratic contexts where marital history matters: The application asked about any prior marriages.
Divorce or death of a spouse ends a prior marriage; annulment may legally erase it.
Some religious traditions restrict remarriage after prior marriage.
- first wifeEarliest spouse in sequence
- alimonyCourt-ordered post-divorce payments
- divorceLegal end of matrimony
- divorce papersDocuments terminating matrimony
- marital statusWedded or unwedded classification
annulment · family court · trust issues · inheritance rights · co-parenting · stigma · disclosure · retirement benefits · custody · spousal support · reconciliation · starting over · second chance · estrangement · blended family · grief · separation agreement · child support
- marriage obstaclesfamily feud, religious differences, legal age, consanguinity, bigamy
- marriage barriersbigamy, lack of consent, duress, underage, force