Marriage Legal Questions and Answers
What paperwork is needed to validate a marriage from the 1930's?
I am looking for a form to validate a marriage that was performed back in the 1930's. The wedding was a Traditional Native American ceremony. So to this day there hasn't been actual proof of marriage. I need a form to confirm the marriage with witnesses who are still alive today. If you can't find an exact form ... point me the right direction to get the proper forms.
11/23/2007 | Category: Marriage | State: Arizona | #12738Can a step-child marry a former step-parent legally?
Can a adult stepchild married a stepparent, is this legal. They are in no way blood related and they are not marrried to the bio-parent anymore. Would this make the stepchild no longer related to the stepparent.
11/04/2007 | Category: Marriage | State: Massachusetts | #11578If I marry a man with debt and he were to die would I be responsible for that debt?
I have no debt, but am engaged to an older man with debt that he aquired before we knew each other. If he should die before the debt is paid off, as his wife would I be responsible for the rest? Is there a pre-nuptual agreement that would protect me from this?
11/03/2007 | Category: Marriage | State: Texas | #11529Can a Friend Become Ordained and Preside over our Wedding
In the state of Illinois, is it legal to have a friend get ordained and preside over your wedding?
10/29/2007 | Category: Marriage | State: Illinois | #11219What can I do if they person I just married was already married and never divorced?
My question is I have married someone who is already married, I just found this out. What can I do legally. We are both on a lease and he holds property of mine.
10/26/2007 | Category: Marriage | State: Indiana | #11032Is my marriage to an illegal alien valid since he did not use his correct name?
In 2005, I married an illegal alien from Mexico. Shortly after we were married, I found out that he only married me so that he could become a citizen, which did not happen. We seperated less than a year after our wedding, and at that time he told me that the name he used on our marriage license, and the name that I had known him by, was not his actual name. I want to know if,...
10/05/2007 | Category: Marriage | State: South Carolina | #9685Can a couple maintain different bank account once married?
When you get married, it is possible for your credit and finances to remain separate from one another? I have excellent credit and have a decent amount of money built up. Is there any way, in a prenup agreement, or elsewhere, where a person's credit and savings, be "safe" if the marriage or the spouses actions cause debt ?
09/20/2007 | Category: Marriage | State: Illinois | #8905Is it possible to get an annulment having only spent 7 days together since we've been married?
My husband is active duty military (Army). He has been stationed in Iraq since August 2006. We got married in NY during his R&R in February of 2007. We are now seeking a divorce. I am a resident of NY. My husband resided in Texas and is a Texas resident. Texas is where he files his taxes and he has a TX drivers license. My question is if we can get divorced in Texas unde...
09/19/2007 | Category: Marriage | State: New York | #8885In the event of my spouse's death, am I responsible for any of his credit card debt?
My husband and I have no debt together. He has his own credit cards, debt and I have mine. However, I am an authorized user on several of his cards. In the event of his death, am I responsible for any of his debt? The credit that does not have my name on it ? What about the cards that I am authorized user. Am I responsible for that payment? This is a second marriage for both ...
09/10/2007 | Category: Marriage | State: Arkansas | #8574I'm a minister in California. Do I need special permission to perform a wedding in Florida?
I am an ordained minister with a national denomination in California. I have a couple who wants me to perform their wedding in Orlando, Florida. Is there any special permission I need?
09/05/2007 | Category: Marriage | State: California | #8448