This seems like a person who will twist a story to fit his needs. All he needed to say was, "The papers have been filed but the divorce is not final yet." What would've been so difficult about that?

In my opinion, if he would lie about something as basic as his marital status, which is is pretty objective, really (I mean, how many possible answers ARE there?), it seems to me he wouldn't hesitate to twist the truth anytime he felt the urge to do so, just to suit his own selfish purposes.

I'm glad you made the decision you did.