we applied for marriage license in a georgia county but had our ceremony in south carolina.  the priest signed the license but i never turned in the license, i need to know if i am legally married.
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It is the priest's responsibility to mail in the license. Check and see if he did. If he did, and he most likely did, then you are legally married. If he did not, he is derelict of his duty and you are not legally married until Georgia county gets a copy of the license.
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In the past, some Counties like San Diego will deputize you for a day to perform a civil ceremony.  I don't know if they still do this, but check with the L.A. County Clerk's office.\n\nI used one of those "church by mail" things.  I sent in $5 to a P.O. Box listed in the National Enquirer.  For a year, I was a "Reverend" and I performed a friend's ceremony.  They've been married for over 11 years now and I have the videotape to prove it.
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Why do you need to do it anonymously?  Was this your marriage?  If so you have every right to get a copy of your marriage certificate. You will probably need to go the the county registrar of the county where the wedding license was signed.
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You get the marriage license from the person who marries you, if you get married in the USA by a priest or J.P. he or she will give you a license and tell you what to do next and where to file it to get it certified. I don't know how its like in other countries.
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If you know in what county the people got married you should be able to go to that city's county clerks office and request information since it is public record. However, if you have to find out the place and dates, you are going to have to pay for someone to research that for you.
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the probate court in your town/county should have information on marriage licenses and the requirements.\n\nwe needed photo IDs....but that's in ohio.  and if you were married before you need proof of either a spouse's death (if widowed) or divorce papers.  some state require blood tests and have waiting periods.
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yes, just go straight to the judge. they cant make you stay married, thats what i did, and we got it done.
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can you spell     p e r j u r y ?\n\nThe streets would be empty of licensed drivers if people who don't attend church or those whose marriage was not honky dorey were denied drivers licenses.\n\nLMBO@ not attending church as the deciding factor.\n\nYou give the courts a load of premeditated and rehearsed bull and you have the nerve to condemn a man for not going to church. \n\nGimme a break, you liar! \n\nPS You lied in court by pretending you had first hand knowledge, when in fact you didn't. Here you first express you had sympathy for the family member because that family member attended church. Now you you want to change your testimony to the court, and now you want us to believe church attendance had nothing to do with your decision but that you are simply selfishly ticked that he may not be attending AA counselling regularly.\n\nIt seems that you have a deep personal problem whereas you feel there is always a need to dishonorably lie to suit your agenda.\n\nIt's understandable that you have a guilty conscience.\n\n(I'm betting and giving 10-1 odds that this family member is not direct blood line related, but through marriage.)
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STATES THAT RECOGNIZE COMMON LAW MARRIAGE: \nOnly a few states recognize common law marriages: \n\nAlabama\nColorado\nGeorgia (if created before 1/1/97)\nIdaho (if created before 1/1/96)\nIowa\nKansas\nMontana\nNew Hampshire (for inheritance purposes only)\nOhio (if created before 10/10/91)\nOklahoma (possibly only if created before 11/1/98. Oklahoma's laws and court decisions may be in conflict about whether common law marriages formed in that state after 11/1/98 will be recognized.)\nPennsylvania (if created before 9/03)\nRhode Island\nSouth Carolina\nTexas\nUtah\nWashington, D.C.\n\nGoogle common law states
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State laws regulate who is authorized to legally witness a marriage certificate and you may not have any such authority, if you are asking from a legal viewpoint.\n\nA notary is a witness, he is not a participant. You shouldn't have to say anything other than "May I see some identification, please?" prior to them signing the agreement.\n\nIf you are asking from a social viewpoint, it's considered polite to at least sign the guest book and give the newlyweds a nice card.
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Need to call Chancery Clerk of that county and ask.
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Not that I know of.  I used People Search and they didn't notify the person.  But it didn't say if the the person was married or not.
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The actual act of ordaining someone, legally is the recording of them as ordained in your churches records since it would be illegal for any branch of government to tell you how to ordain someone.\n\nAs a side note being that you are in NYS if you want you Ordained Clergy to solemnize marriages in the state, i would advise you to look at the following statue and case law\n\nNYS Statue, Domestic Relations, Art 3-12\n\nRanieri v Ranieri \nRavenal v Ravenal \nRubino v City of New York
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the ULC (and all like organizations) is great but it has legally questionable status for the ablity to solemnize marriage in a few states such as New York, Virginia, and North Carolina.  A state in which the marriage would occur would help
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Yes, look at the county records where he lives or would have gotten married. clerk of courts
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Well to be honest, it's really up to the Priest.  The more younger Priests may go for it, but the older ones who are more traditional may not.  Man made the building, but God made the outdoors.  In my opinion, there is nothing wrong with getting married outdoors, and I've been to many, many weddings of all religions that were outdoors.  The only downfall to an outdoor wedding is that you're at the mercy of the elements.  If your Priest is steadfast against it, you can ask him to show it to you in the Bible where it says you can't be married outside.  Another idea is to find another Priest to perform your wedding, one not as traditional.  This is your day, not the Priest's.  I would say that if you are steadfast, maybe he'll eventually give in.  If he's a friend of the family, then maybe you can have your father or mother talk with him.  Anyway, good luck with this and your upcoming wedding.  May you have a beautiful wedding and a marriage that'll be the envy of your friends.   Have a wonderful day.
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The constitution does NOT define marriage, or even address it. You can look at the constitutions of individual states such as Alaska, Alabama, New Jersey, Vermont, etc. As for "societal" norms, I suggest you go to the periodicals section of your library and look at wedding announcements, etc. Look closely at the constitution of the state of Alabama and you can see where amendments were added to refuse interracial marriage (and they are not repealed even today!). Georgia is the same, but theirs is repealed.