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WILLIAMS v. WILLIAMS

No. 40324.

97 P.3d 1124 (2004)

Richard E. WILLIAMS, Appellant, v. Marcie C. WILLIAMS, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

September 13, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey Friedman, Reno, for Appellant.

Richard F. Cornell, Reno, for Respondent.

Before BECKER, AGOSTI and GIBBONS, JJ.

OPINION

PER CURIAM.

This is a case of first impression involving the application of the putative spouse doctrine in an annulment proceeding. Under the doctrine, an individual whose marriage is void due to a prior legal impediment is treated as a spouse so long as the party seeking equitable relief participated in the marriage ceremony with the good-faith belief that the ceremony was legally valid. A majority of states recognize the doctrine when dividing...

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