If I get married in another state such as Puerto Rico is it valiad or recognized in the US?
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If I get married in another state such as Puerto Rico is it valiad or recognized in the US?
Is it valid it in the US if I get married in
Puerto Rico or is it only recognized there?
Asked on November 30, 2016 under Family Law, North Carolina
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 7 years ago | Contributor
Yes a Puerto Rican, or any marriage performed out the 50 states, is legally recognized by the U.S. As a general rule, so long as the marriage was validly performed in the jurisdiction in which it occirred, it is valid in the U.S.
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