Viva la divorce! Viva la marriage!?

[lesroys]

It was announced today that Nicholas Sarkozy is marrying Carla Bruni next week after a whirlwind romance (they met in November).What I can't figure out is, when did he divorce his wife?? Do they do same day filings/final decrees in France, or what?According to the newspapers, he gave her the ring on Christmas Day and the wedding is next week.

[michele s]

c'est la viehe may well be married and awaiting his divorce - he has just got engaged maybe? lots of people propose whilst still officially married to someone else

[irene187901]

I think the answer here is money can buy quick divorces - while us mere mortals have to wait for ages (took me 4 years!!!!)

[Random Man]

I don't know much about divorce, so I can't make much sense of this, but this would appear to explain the whole procedure in France.http://www.parisfranceguide.com:81/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=121