Marriage Legal Questions and Answers
How can a minor obtain marriage license in Wisconsin?
I am a 17-year-old girl residing in Wisconsin. I stay with my aunt and I am intending to get married soon. I have no parents. How can I obtain a marriage license in Wisconsin?
01/18/2017 | Category: Marriage | State: Wisconsin | #30517Does the law permit a person not having any blood relationship with a child to be named her guardian?
My friend who is a widower has been diagnosed with terminal illness. He has a 3-year-old daughter and wants to include my name in the will as her guardian. Does the law permit a person not having any blood relationship with a child to be named her guardian?
01/18/2017 | Category: Marriage | State: New York | #30514Can a legal guardian enroll their ward in a public school in New York?
I have lawful guardianship of my niece and want to enroll her in the public school in my school district. But the school authorities say if the parents are alive, only they can enroll the child in school. Are the school authorities correct?
01/18/2017 | Category: Marriage | State: New York | #30512Can a pardoned parent restore his or her rights on the guardianship of a child?
My friend’s husband received pardon from sentence for life imprisonment. He was convicted for the murder of his business partner. My friend wants him out of her and their child’s life and is in the process of getting divorce but her husband is threatening her that he will take custody of the child if she leaves him? Can he do so?
01/18/2017 | Category: Marriage | State: New York | #30508Does a husband has right to pay off his debts by using the property owned by his wife?
I purchased a condo last year using the legacy I received from my late grandmother. My husband wants to sell the condo to pay off a huge debt he incurred in his business. Does he have any right on the condo?
01/18/2017 | Category: Marriage | State: New York | #30505Does marriage after child's birth have any effects on the legitimacy of the children?
My friend and her husband had a boy before marriage. Two years after birth of the child they got married. When the child completed five years, they divorced. Is the child legitimate?
01/18/2017 | Category: Marriage | State: New York | #30502Does failure to conduct sickle cell anemia test prior to marriage invalidate the marriage?
I got married last year but neither me nor my husband took the test for sickle cell anemia before getting our marriage license. Will this affect the legality of our marriage?
01/18/2017 | Category: Marriage | State: New York | #30501Is there a time limit for solemnization of a marriage after receiving the marriage license in New York?
I and my boyfriend got our marriage license in October 2016 but did not solemnize our marriage. Can we solemnize our marriage now based on the license we got last year?
01/18/2017 | Category: Marriage | State: New York | #30500Can a marriage be annulled upon showing fraud by one party?
My son married his girlfriend because she was pregnant with his child. 15 days after the marriage, he came to know the child was not his, can he annul the marriage?
01/18/2017 | Category: Marriage | State: New York | #30499I would like to know the law on liability on the spouses for other spouse’s debts.
I live in Maine. I am getting married in a couple of months. My fiancé has many debts. Shall I be liable for his debts after marriage? What is the law on this?
01/18/2017 | Category: Marriage | State: Maine | #30490