If a marriage license was never turned in but we were marriad before a pastor, do I need to file a divorce?
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If a marriage license was never turned in but we were marriad before a pastor, do I need to file a divorce?
We got marriad 6 months ago. We lived together 1 day. I shredded the marriage license; it was never turned in. So am I married?
Asked on April 24, 2012 under Family Law, Texas
Answers:
Alan Pransky / Law Office of Alan J Pransky
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
In Massachusetts you are married. If you went through a wedding ceremony before a person authorized to solemize marriages, then you rae married. While turning in the papers to the Town is a requirement, failure to do so does not affect the validity of the marriage. Years ago, there was a Priest who never turned in the paperwork. The people he married were validly married and had to get divorces if they wanted to terminate the marriage before death.
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