In Texas, an individual is required to sign an affidavit at the time of applying for a marriage license stating that he or she does NOT have any child support arrears. What are the consequences of falsifying the info? IE-swearing that there are no monies owed, when there are in fact arrears. How is the law inforced? How is it reported? Would the marriage be legal?
2006-12-15 18:36:50 · 7 answers · asked by misskitty3 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
How could such a thing be reported?
2006-12-15 18:50:18 · update #1
Odds are the consequences are twofold.
a) the marriage is null and void, since you used false pretenses and misinformed the authorities.
b) You are liable to criminal prosecution under the statutes concerning forgery and falsifying official documents.
c) If you also misreprented your situation to your new spouse... she might put you in the kind of doo doo that would leave even Donlad Trump or Bill Gates a pauper.
2006-12-15 19:31:56 · answer #1 · answered by Svartalf 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you lie on your marriage license it nullifies the marriage. it might not be discovered right away, but when it is, you could get in trouble for falsifying a legal document.
2006-12-16 02:38:35 · answer #2 · answered by Claire 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It could be held against you in a court of law.
2006-12-16 02:46:45 · answer #3 · answered by ARMCHAIR WARRIOR 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try it and u will know it....lol...ur own spouse who found that u are checking and they reported it or found out by ur enemy...so the marriage is still legal but u have lied on it
2006-12-16 02:39:34 · answer #4 · answered by yang 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The penalty is that you can't get divorced - you're stuck with them forever!
2006-12-16 03:04:01 · answer #5 · answered by rumplesnitz 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Death!
2006-12-16 02:38:14 · answer #6 · answered by julie 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋