Consult a New York state lawyer to determine how to obtain a secular/state annulment. This is the Catholic Answer section. Obtaining an annulment in the Catholic Church has nothing to do with secular/state law except to the extent that the couple seeking an annulment in The Catholic Church must first obtain a Decree of Divorce from the state.
Consult a New York state divorce lawyer to determine how to obtain a secular/state annulment. This is the Catholic Answer section. Obtaining an annulment in the Catholic Church has nothing to do with secular/state law except to the extent that the couple seeking an annulment in The Catholic Church must first obtain a Decree of Divorce from the state.
Yes. The grounds for an annulment in New York are: "...one of you was already married, you are siblings or close relatives, you were underage, the marriage was never consummated, or was based on fraud, or one of you was mentally retarded or mentally ill, or you were forced into the marriage."
New York state does not recognize common-law marriage.
Yes, the New York's state democratic party platform does include marriage equality.
No and Yes. No, you cannot use a foreign marriage license to get married in New York, However, in case you are asking if a marriage CERTIFICATE from Turks and Caicos is legal in New York, then the answer is YES. New York State recognizes marriages from other jurisdictions as long as the marriage is legal in the place it was performed. The marriage would only be invalid if it violated "public policy", such as if it were incestuous or polygamous.
No. If you were married in St. Lucia, then your marriage is recognized in New York.
Mr. Schneiderman, a Democrat, is a strong supporter of same-sex marriage, which is legal in New York State.
From the man or the woman?
Yes, if you meet the grounds for an annulment.
As long as there's no sex or marriage, you're clean.
Most likely no. California recognizes out-of-state domestic partnerships that are substantially similar to marriage. A New Jersey state registered domestic partnership offers only limited rights and is not substantially similar to marriage. Therefore, California will likely not recognize New Jersey state registered domestic partnerships.
Yes. The state of New York recognizes out-of-state comprehensive registered domestic partnerships that are substantially equivalent to legal marriage and it recognizes them as legal marriages for the purpose of New York state law. Since Oregon state registered domestic partnerships are substantially equivalent to legal marriage under Oregon law, they are recognized as legal marriages for purposes of New York state law.