Which marriage trumps?

Question

If a person is married in the united statese and believes that they are divorced then marries someone in the UK. Which marriage is valid? Person is a US Citizen and currently lives in US. Believed his divorce to have been signed and filed, finds out several year later (after he has been married to someone else for several years) that it was not finalized. 1st wife is now refusing to sign.

Answer 1

The first marraige is the legal one.  You can't just assume that the divorce is final...YOU KNOW when a divorce is final, because the judge gives you papers saying it's final...sounds like someone is playing games...

Answer 2

the first marriage still holds. the husband can sue for a divorce and he won't need her signature that way.