how does the government if i got married?
395683
Public record and also the woman changes her last name...K
609938
No reason for a secret marriage.  If you let the military know, you get BAH (housing allowance) added to your check.  That's why they are so hard on contract marriages.  People in it soley for the benefits offered by the military.  Why hide it?
971265
What's the point in getting married?
496727
Get married if you're single, and divorced if you're married.
60860
get married to US citizen.....like me!
766880
The government is business of encouraging certain behavior for the good of society.\nThe government decided that monogamous heterosexual relationship benefit society more then other relationship.\nThus the government provides incentive for it -- called marriage.\nIf two people love each other who do not fit the bill they can still live together, have sex, etc etc.\nHowever why should the government encourage these relationship if they are less beneficial the others? It should not!\nThus the government has absolute power as to who can enter into a marriage.
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Marriage is defined as "The legal union of a man and woman as husband and wife" \n\nFurthermore, governments have taken a religious ceremony and has created a legal union for the governments to obtain certain rights for those people involved due to peoples inability to continue in these relationships. Disagreements made it necessary for governments to become involved in disillusionment of marriages, as real property was in dispute. \n\nIn today's society people have taken a religious ceremony and made it into a legal act.\n\nSo, to answer your question, there would be no benefit to society, only a drain on the resources allowed to married men and women and giving them the same benefits allowed hetrosexual married couples from government institutions, as well as private institutions (insurance, medical, etc.). That is what same sex couples want. It makes no sense to have a religious ceremony to validate their sexual preference.
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FROM EXPERI$ENCE..., Call city hall. The Mayor of your town will marry you. It is customary to give the Mayor an X amount of dollars, and you may ask the clerk about that - its not compulsory but its the decent thing to do.\n\nI think the going rate some 15 years ago was $5, but I gave $10 (big spender that I am - LOL).\n\nYou will need to purchase your marriage license first thing - and may have to sign a paper stating that you either have not been married before or if you have, that you are in fact divorced and legally free to remarry.\n\nGood luck - OH! Just in case you are under age and  thinking of running off - it don't work that way. I am hoping you are at least 18 and have thought long and hard about what you are doing.\n\nToo many people are in lust and not in love and no one takes their wedding vows very seriously now days and that is a shame.\n\nI don't mean to make you feel bad.., I want you to have a happy marriage - so please for your own sake - do it right.\n\n*HUGS*
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marriage with U S citizen
987602
People get married because they're in love.  Also the laws are designed to protect a spouses interest should their significant other die.  If you aren't married you aren't protected, you have no inheritance rights.  You also have no rights to disposition of the body.  You have no right to stay in your house, unless it was in both of your names.  If you really love each other, you will want to get married so your love is protected.
713737
Any organisation offering finance will check your marital status as insurance to get their money back. You are a lower risk to them if you are married.
593393
the only thing that matters is the registered marriage. the ceremony is only fluff for the sake of tradition. if you had a ceremony but didn't get a license, then you are NOT married in the eyes of the law. Most people do both - but some get the license and don't bother with a wedding ceremony - they are totally and completely married.
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It all depends on what nationality the foreigner is and where they plan on getting married. The basics are that one of you needs to get into the other country legally, which may require just a passport or maybe a visa. Once there, you need to get a marriage license following the rules of that country and have the marriage solemnized by a priest or judge, etc. Each country has a different process for allowing new spouses to live in the country.
1120868
you basically have to marry her.  mail order brides,  or you can sponsor her as an employee as a nanny or maid.  but you have to provide proof of your children and the need for a maid from there.
1081695
You can get married where ever you want as long as you come back to the States and register your marriage here! They will ask for a notarised copy of the marriage certificate i believe so with an apostille on it!
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Marriage means tax benefits. :-)  Ususally you share last names (but it's not mandatory).\n\nOtherwise, it's pretty much the same. If you love each other, that's all that really matters.\n\nSome people view marriage as sealing love for one another, being "accepted" into the family.  Some view it as a trust issue..."locking" the relationship because the partner may find it easier to leave during rough times if otherwise.\n\nTax benefits. :-)
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Boy are you inviting grief asking that in this forum...  However, my heartfelt answer is: Where-ever you find love, why not be allowed to make that committment?\n\nI don't see how the government letting you marry the person you love in any way threatens me and my marriage and my family - I would still choose a heterosexual relationship whether or not gay marriage is legal - so my family life does not need defending from your legal status.  I truly believe that you would not chose this lifestyle if you had a choice.  \n\nGood luck to you.