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My name is wring on my divorce decree it says I’m mark Anthony McArthur but my real name is mark Andrew McArthur is still legal divorce
Asked on March 25, 2017 under Family Law, Alaska
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 7 years ago | Contributor
A clerical error of this nature will not void a marriage license; this is true even if the wrong name was intentionally uesed (although doing this would be a crime). An irregularity on a marriage license application does not invalidate the marriage.
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