If a couple applied for a marriage license and did not go through with the ceremony, are they legally married? If so, can they get the marriage anulled or get a divorce?
2007-01-16 12:51:36 · 21 answers · asked by nattydreddey 2 in Family & Relationships ➔ Marriage & Divorce
No. Its like getting a temporary driving permit before you take the test. Once its signed and notarized its official.
2007-01-16 12:54:19 · answer #1 · answered by ☺☻☺☻☺☻ 6 · 5⤊ 0⤋
If you go through the hassle of getting a marriage license but don't have the ceremony, you aren't married. No anullment, no divorce.
2007-01-16 21:19:48 · answer #2 · answered by Jamie316 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The certificate is signed by both parties and filed then yes you are technically married.
Annulments can happen if...
The spouse did not have the mental capacity required at the time he or she entered the marriage.
The spouse were underage when he or she entered the marriage.
The spouse were forced to enter into the marriage.
The spouse were fraudulently induced to marry.
The spouse was married to another living spouse at the time he or she entered the marriage.
The spouses are blood-related. Such as: parent-child, parent-stepchild, grandparent-grandchild, aunt-nephew, uncle-niece.
In most States a marriage cannot be annulled just because the marriage lasted only a few weeks or months. Buyer's remorse and absence of sexual intercourse by themselves are not grounds to annul a marriage.
2007-01-16 20:57:00 · answer #3 · answered by DEE 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope, applying for a marriage license does not make a marriage. The marriage contract (certificate) has to be signed and that doesn't get done until the wedding ceremony whether civil or religious
2007-01-17 02:03:24 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No they are not married, they just applied for the license and depending on the state, it is good for a certain amount of time before it expires and then you willl have to reapply. It is not valid unless the officiant signed it (judge, minister, etc). If that is the case you should be getting your marriage certificate in the mail shortly. If no one signed this license, you are NOT married, no need to go through the unecessary bs, just break up.
2007-01-16 21:44:58 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In most cases, the marriage license must be signed by the officiant who conducted the ceremony and one or two witnesses before it can be filed as legally married.
2007-01-16 20:56:42 · answer #6 · answered by rtanys 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No they are not legally married. The license has to be signed by both parties and the person who married them, like pastor etc. It also has to be dated and have on it the city of marriage.
2007-01-16 21:45:05 · answer #7 · answered by marlenekay4 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A licensed person has to sign the license and then it has to be returned to the government office to be notarized and recorded. A license usually is only valid for a few after it is issued and if not signed by a licensed person, it means it is not valid. If it doesn;t have both of your signatures and a priest and the county's clerk signature and has been returned to you signed and sealed by your local government, there is no marriage.
2007-01-16 23:00:37 · answer #8 · answered by jade 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can as many marriage licenses as you want but you aren't married til you actually have a ceremony! So don't worry about it!
2007-01-16 20:59:10 · answer #9 · answered by Maria C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are not married if you only get a license.
It needs to be filled out and signed by someone who legally preformed the marriage
2007-01-16 20:55:01 · answer #10 · answered by zen522 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
You're not married unless you have the marriage ceremony.
2007-01-16 20:56:03 · answer #11 · answered by Tara662 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋