My wife’s nickname is used in our marriage license. Will this invalidate our marriage?
Full Question:
My wife and I got married a month back in Tennessee. Last week I found that my wife’s nickname is used in our marriage license. Will this invalidate our marriage?
01/11/2017 |
Category: Marriage » License |
State: Tennessee |
#29891
Answer:
This is stated in Tenn. Code. Ann. §36-3-307. It states:
“Any marriage that may have been or may be celebrated between persons, by license regularly issued, is valid, and the issue thereof is declared legitimate, although the baptismal name of either party may be omitted in the license, or a nickname be used instead thereof; provided, that the parties have consummated the marriage by cohabitation, and can be identified as the persons between whom such marriage was solemnized.”
Therefore, your wife’s nickname in the marriage certificate may not invalidate your marriage.