Depends on where you live. The Laws vary state to state, country to country, Where I live it is not legal till it is signed by both parties and mailed back into the state.
No. A marriage license is a legal contract.
If the license was not executed, the marriage was not completed. No certificate of marriage was issued.
Sure. If she was a legal notary and your license was filed with the state.
Citizenship does not affect marriage. If the license application was filled out truthfully, it is a legal marriage.
A civil marriage license.
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.
The citizenship will not affect the marriage. While it could be considered perjury, it will not invalidate the license in most places.
You need a marriage certificate from the parish. It will be issued after the marriage license has been executed and returned to the court house.
No, a marriage license is a legal document that allows a couple to get married. The marriage license must be signed by both parties, an authorized officiant, and witnesses to make the marriage legally binding.
There are a number of steps. First you get the license. Then the ceremony is done and the license is signed by the couple, the witnesses and the officiant. Then the license is returned to the courthouse and they will issue the marriage certificate.
A marriage license, if signed by a legal justice of the peace or pastor, is legal and valid anywhere in the United States regardless of which state it was acquired in.
No a marriage has to be performed by a pastor who has a marriage license .