No. The couple applies for a marriage license and then takes it to the official who is authorized by law to perform the ceremony. They sign it along with the witnesses and in the United States:
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No. The couple applies for a marriage license and then takes it to the official who is authorized by law to perform the ceremony. They sign it along with the witnesses and in the United States:
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No. The couple applies for a marriage license and then takes it to the official who is authorized by law to perform the ceremony. They sign it along with the witnesses and in the United States:
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No. The couple applies for a marriage license and then takes it to the official who is authorized by law to perform the ceremony. They sign it along with the witnesses and in the United States:
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No. The couple applies for a marriage license and then takes it to the official who is authorized by law to perform the ceremony. They sign it along with the witnesses and in the United States:
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You should check at the town clerk where you were married to see if the official who performed the marriage filed the license after they signed it.You should check at the town clerk where you were married to see if the official who performed the marriage filed the license after they signed it.You should check at the town clerk where you were married to see if the official who performed the marriage filed the license after they signed it.You should check at the town clerk where you were married to see if the official who performed the marriage filed the license after they signed it.
Yes
No, the marriage has to be formalized by a member of the clergy or a court official. They sign the license and it is filed with the clerk.
No not at all!
You have nothing to file in the US. The documents have to be filed in Jamaica.
No, the license has to be filed to be valid. And it cannot be used in Canada.
Sure. If she was a legal notary and your license was filed with the state.
It should be filed with the appropriate county. Check their web site to see if it is available.
Check with a family law attorney, but copies must be filed with the county issuing the license, not the state office. If a marriage license was issued and a ceremony was performed by a magistrate or ordained minister the license should be returned to the county that issued the license. If it was lost by the post office, a delayed marriage license can be filed. Check with the issuing Register of Deed's office, not Raleigh.
You don't file a marriage license. You show your license to the person who officiated at the wedding.He then gives you a marriage certificate and you file that. If you haven't done it, go down to the county clerk where you got the license and ask how to file it. You may have to pay a late fee. Your marriage is still valid.
I'm an Ohio lawyer and while I haven't read the marriage statutes of all 50 states, I believe that the requirements of all 50 states are: -The couple has to apply for and receive a license. -The marriage must be performed by a person authorized by the state to perform marriages. Ohio has no requirements on what comprises a valid marriage ceremony, however some states have one or more of the following requirements- -that the couple make an affirmative indiction that they enter the marriage ("I do") - that the officiant make an affirmative indication that the marriage has been entered ("I now pronounce you husband and wife") -a certain number of witnesses. The marriage is valid when both these occur, filing the marriage license is NOT necessary for the validity of the marriage. Please note - these are the rules for a "ceremonial marriage", a "common law marriage" is completely different. To add to what the Ohio lawyer has said: I'm a Florida lawyer. There is no "common law marriage" in Florida, and, in Florida, the license must be filed for the marriage to be valid.
United StatesNo. The return of the license signed by the official who performed the ceremony creates the record and proof the marriage took place and was legal. If the license is never returned then you have no proof the marriage was performed unless you can produce the signed original to the proper authorities.