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No, both people must be present when filing for the marriage license.
In most states if there is no license, there is no marriage. Some states allow a common law marriage when people have been living together for many years.
No.
Yes.
Depending on different states, in most states, people will come to the county courthouse and fill out a paper.
Gay people may marry in any state that recognizes same sex marriage and that does not have a residency requirement for marriage, and no other documentation is needed. However, your home state may not recognize your marriage (but the Federal government will).It should be noted that in the United States many people are under the impression that proof of your marriage is your marriage "license". That is incorrect. A marriage license is signed and returned to the issuing civil authority by the officiant who performs the ceremony. That is how the marriage becomes registered. Proof of marriage is a marriage certificate or certificate of marriage that can be obtained from the town or county clerk where the marriage license was issued and returned.See related question link.
At the clerks' office. It should be well marked and most people can point you to it.
Driver's license: somewhere between 15 and 20. Firearms license: dependent on area, but normally after 16. Bar manager's license: normally after 20. Marriage license: often after 30, sometimes before.
Marriage is a legal status and a marriage license is required in the United States. A Christian minister cannot perform a marriage ceremony without a valid marriage license. There would be no valid marriage. A ceremony in which two people commit under religious or social constructs is generally known as a commitment ceremony or is given a specific name by the religious sect. (e.g. convalidation, sealing, handfasting)
AnswerThe license allows the couple to get married.The marriage certificate signed by a minister, judge, priest, or person endowed with the legal powers to perform marriages indicates that a legal marriage has taken place and is the one used for public record. so let the same sex people get married, because it's within their legal right.
Yes, although some people refer to other marital documents as "Marriage Certificates" as well, such as domestic partnership certificates, Jewish marriage contracts, etc.
No, the couple gets a marriage license and is either married by a Justice of the Peace or married by a Minister (or whatever religious denomination they are) in a church. A couple can have a simple chapel wedding to a large wedding.