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If you get married in another country are you legally married in the US?
Wiki User
∙ 14y ago
Your marriage will be recognized if it was a legal marriage and as long as it does not violate any laws in your new home.
For example:
- A plural marriage would not be recognized in the US where you can only be married to one person at a time.
- A same sex marriage would be recognized by the state of Massachusetts because the state recognizes same sex marriage. However, it would not be recognized by the federal government nor in any state that does not recognize same sex marriage.
Wiki User
∙ 13y ago
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∙ 14y agoNo. You can only be married to one person at a time, regardless of where you got married. In order to get a marriage license in the US, you have to swear that you are not already married. To lie about that and then get married is called bigamy and it is illegal in the USA.
Wiki User
∙ 14y agoIn general, marriages which are legally performed and valid abroad are also legally valid in the United States. The embassy or tourist information bureau of the country in which the marriage will happen is the best source of information about marriage in that country. That being said, you still need to get a U.S. marriage license
Wiki User
∙ 12y agoYes, like if you live in Pennsylvania, you can't have gay marriage, but you can go to Florida and do it, then come back
Wiki User
∙ 15y agoNo!
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Can you get married in another country and be legally married in US?
Of course not! You can only be married to one person at a time anywhere in the world.
You are a US citizen married in another country and never filed the certificate in the US are you legally married?
If the marriage is legal in the other country, they are married everywhere in the world.
Husband gets marries knowing he is still married to someone in another country is this marriage to the person he married in another country legal in the eyes of the law in the US?
He married in another state and didn't know he was still legally married to someone else
Will my marriage be considered legal in US even if I am still married in another country?
If you are married under the laws of another country, you are considered married throughout the world. If you have one wife, you cannot legally marry another. It is bigamy and is against the law in the United States.
Can two illegal aliens who were married in another country get divorced in the US?
No. Civil Courts, with the exception of immigration courts are limited to legal citizens, aliens and those legally in the country.
If you were married in Puerto Rico and you want to get remarried in the US do you need a divorce?
Yes, US law recognizes all legal weddings worldwide.By US law getting married in the US while legally married in another country makes you guilty of the crime of bigamy; and the second wedding is considered legally invalid, and any status or benefits derived from it are negated.
Are you legally married to your husband if he is an illegal immigrant?
i married in 2005 to an illegal with no valid id only a legal birth certificate from his country! am i legally maried to him here in the US?
If two US citizens get married in Canada are they legally married in the US?
Yes, a legal marriage in any country is recognized as a legal marriage in the US. You cannot legally get married in the US if you are already married in another country. What you can do is file the marriage document in the County office. Addendum: It should be noted that, under DOMA, only marriages between one person who is legally female and one who is legally male will be recognized. The rest of us are still waiting for reciprocity.
Is it legal to get married in the us if married in another country?
No, you can only be married to one person at a time.
Are you legally married in the US if you married in Bermuda?
yes.
If you get married in Fiji are you legally married in the US?
ya
If you get married in the US are you legally married in other countries?
I think you mean marriage in another countRy. (A county is a subsection of the various States of the USA.) A lawful marriage in a country recognized by the USA would be accepted.
