You must wait 24 hours from the time the marriage license is issued until the wedding ceremony may take place. The statutory requirement can be waived by a judge.
If both people are residents of the state of New York, there is no waiting period. If one or both is a nonresident, the wait is a minimum of 96 hours.
Twenty states require couples to wait a few days after applying for a marriage license before they receive the license: 1-day Waiting Period: Illinois, New York, South Carolina, Delaware. 2-day Waiting Period: Maryland. 3-day Waiting Period: Alaska, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Washington. 4-day Waiting Period: Delaware if both of you are nonresidents. 5-day Waiting Period: District of Columbia, Minnesota. 6-day Waiting Period: Wisconsin.
In states where same-sex marriage is legal, the waiting period (if one exists) is the same as for any other marriage. Just in case you are trying to choose which state to marry in and time is of the essence, here are the statutory waiting periods:California: No waiting period.Connecticut: No statutory waiting period, although some clerks make you pick up the marriage license the next day.Delaware: 24 hours. 96 hours if both parties are non-residents of the state.Hawaii: No waiting period.Iowa: Three business days.Maine: No waiting period.Maryland: 48 hours.Massachusetts: 3 day waiting period can be waived by a judge or, in the case of imminent death, upon request of a physician or clergy.Minnesota: Five-day waiting period.New Hampshire: No waiting period.New Jersey: 72 hours.New Mexico: Now waiting period.New York: 24 hours from the time the marriage license is issued until the wedding ceremony may take place. Statutory requirement can be waived by a judge.Oregon: Three-day waiting period.Pennsylvania: Three-day waiting period.Rhode Island: No waiting period.Vermont: No waiting period.Washington, DC: 5 day waiting period.Washington state: 3 days.Wisconsin: Six-day waiting period.
i recently got a divorce in Oklahoma and the waiting period there is six months. i have been divorced for four months and getting ready to deploy to Iraq. i am stationed in New York. and wanting to get married here. can i do this.
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You no longer have to travel all the way to Massachusetts. The first place you will encounter where same-sex marriage is legal is New York City. You can marry your same-sex partner in New York City beginning July 24, 2011. Please note that there is a 24-hour waiting period.
Once you obtain a certified copy of the final Judgment of Divorce issued by the Supreme Court of the State of New York, you are legally free to get married immediately. There is NO WAITING PERIOD.
There is a $35 termination fee. Dissolution is automatic upon death, marriage, or failure to meet registration criteria. Otherwise, you file a notarized termination statement with the Town Clerk and notify the other party. There is a sixty-day waiting period before you can register a new domestic partnership unless the previous partnership was terminated by death or marriage.
If the marriage was legal in the Dominican Republic, the US will recognize the marriage as legal. New York law will apply to anything that occurs in New York. The marriage laws in New York will not apply.
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The first step is to research the marriage laws in the state the marriage will take place. Some states like New York, have residency requirements, which do not allow out of state residents to apply for a marriage license. However, Hawaii, Las Vegas. Florida, and California do not have waiting periods or residency requirements. The next step involves applying for a marriage license and paying the appropriate fee.