Is a Carribean Marriage Valid if the Paperwork was Never Filed?
Full Question:
If a U.S. couple marries in the Carribean, doesn't file the necessary paperwork after returning to the U.S., and then decides to terminate the union, is a formal divorce required or any other legal paperwork in the US to terminate the union or can the couple simply part ways with no paperwork required?
03/13/2011 |
Category: Marriage |
State: Missouri |
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Answer:
The answer will depend on the nature of the paperwork which wasn’t filed and whether or not a marriage license was issued. If the marriage was never legally valid, there would not be a necessity for a divorce. However, you may wish to contact the court clerk where the application for the marriage was filed to inquire about local procedures for removing entries in the court records to avoid confusion.
