To think STBXH remarried before we're divorced?

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When STBXH picked DC up today, I noticed he was wearing a wedding band on his ring finger. He started divorce procedure a few months ago but we are yet to reach the conditional order stage. He's being difficult about disclosing finances so we are nowhere near agreeing on financials.

I must also add that he moved to a European country and it's his first visit to DC since April last year. So, he may have remarried (if he did) even earlier.

He stopped wearing his wedding band after the first year of our marriage. I know things could've changed but he never really wore any jewellery. His new ring is massive too.

If he has married, he has done so bigamously.

If he has, he's not legally married and has committed a criminal offence so more fool him. Unless he's gone through an Islamic ceremony or something which is not legal. In which case, more fool her.

Some countries wear the wedding ring on the right hand. So it might not necessarily be a wedding ring.

Maybe it's an engagement type ring.

Promos ring?🤷🏼‍♀️

Promise ^

I wouldn’t assume he’s married, he could be wearing it as a promise ring.

If he has I doubt he’s going to tell you, and surely his family know he’s not divorced yet so he’d be taking a risk if he did.

He may have done but it has no bearing on your divorce. Reporting him (if it's possible to work out how/where) might get him in legal trouble in the other country which delays his ability to engage in the divorce process or any financial / custody type arrangements re DC. I'd mention it to your solicitor maybe but not properly investigate / report him at all until your legal ties to him are severed - at which point you will have a dated document to prove you were definitely actually still married at the point he 'married' the new wife anyway.

In some countries both men and women wear plain bands at engagement, the fancy ring (for women) is at marriage

I bet he is wearing it just to wind you up and goad you into asking questions. If he's stupid enough to have got married bigamously then you are well rid of him.

They might be waiting to do the legal ceremomy

If it matters to you, just ask him. But does it?

Probably looking for a response from you, I'd ignore it personally as it wouldn't be my business.

Where does he live? I’m Swedish and here both men and women wear a ring from the point you get engaged. The women also gets a wedding ring but the men just keep their engagement ring and make an inscription on it once married.

I'd assume engagement ring ....

Thanks everyone. Could be an engagement/promise ring.
More concerned about where his marriage would leave me in terms of split of assets, savings, pension etc.

Well, surely, if there is a bigamous, new marriage, it is not valid so your situation is unaffected. Obviously, there still has to be evidence but, as PP have said, there are ways to do that.