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Law Practice

Aug. 26, 2008

S.F. Court Helps Failed Divorces Come True

Leeann Berry, 37, was an accidential bigamist because she failed to complete the paperwork for her divorce. The San Francisco County Superior Court started a program in February within the Unified Family Court to help people like Berry rectify the problem.

By Dhyana Levey
Daily Journal Staff Writer
This article appears on Page 1

      SAN FRANCISCO - Leeann Berry, 37, didn't mean to be a bigamist.
      She didn't even want to be married. At least, that's how she felt in 2001 when she filed for divorce. She got remarried in 2003, believing her divorce was final.
      Last month she received a letter fro...

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