My brother is getting married in March and would like to ask a friend to get ordained so that he can marry them. Yet we've heard that the military won't accept it if the ceremony is done that way. Is that true? Has someone been through something like this?
2007-09-19 08:48:12 · 8 answers · asked by Bluegirl285 1 in Family & Relationships ➔ Weddings
Internet weddings are bogus.
They have to have a marriage license signed by both of them. No default, abseentee or witness signature by power of attorney.
Bride, groom, witness and officiant should be present and sign the marriage certificate and be filed where the marriage license was requested (either CONUS or OCONUS) in order to be recognized by the DEERS system in the Military Personnel office.
Yes, your friend can get ordained online, assuming that he meets all of the state requierements, he will be able to perform the wedding when his license is granted and the marriage certificate can be filed where the marriage license was requested, grating that they meet all of the requierements for their state marriage license.
Good luck
2007-09-19 08:55:26 · answer #1 · answered by Blunt 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
If the ordination authorizes the person to perform marriages in the state the couple is getting married in, it will be accepted by both the state and the military. Check with the state on who can count as being authorized to perform marriages.
P.S. A minister who married us was ordained online. Our marriage is as valid as any other, we have a marriage certificate issued by the state.
2007-09-19 08:56:27 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Nope. If you want the military to recognize your marriage, you must be married by a judge (or justice of the peace in states where they have them) or a minister that has been properly ordained by his/her particular church. There's no way to properly verify that someone has been properly ordained via the Internet -- anyone could get that type of ordination if they pay the right person the right price.
2007-09-19 08:56:50 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
If the online ordination is legal in the state where the wedding will be performed, it will be a legal marriage, and the military will accept it. Make sure that the friend checks into the acceptability of the ordination, and takes care of whatever paperwork needs to be done.
2007-09-19 09:28:15 · answer #4 · answered by chasm81 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
maximum of what you're saying is sound, apart from your assertion that "marriage is a non secular ceremony". i'm married, and we had a enormously vast wedding ceremony ceremony. there replaced into no church or clergyman in touch, nor replaced into there ever any point out of God. The officiant replaced into purely enormously lots a magistrate who traveled and he gave an undemanding "sturdy" marriage decree as quickly as we recited our very own vows we had written, as quickly as returned completely without faith of any form. purely by using fact maximum people elect to make their wedding ceremony a non secular ceremony (even people who are not non secular- I under no circumstances understood that) does no longer mean marriage can in basic terms be valid if faith is in touch. yet your different factors do make some experience and that i might wish it replaced right into a compromise that the two components might include.
2016-12-26 18:32:15 · answer #5 · answered by dragoo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I spent many years as a paralegal in the legal office on a military base. Everything we have heard (in fact one of my atty's was on-line ordained) stated that a valid marriage is acceptable as long as it's not a legal gay marraige....
Have your brother call his JAG Office to make sure.
2007-09-19 09:54:45 · answer #6 · answered by Asked and Answered 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES! My close friend (and maid-of-honor for my wedding next month) and her husband were married by a friend who was ordained....and her hubby is in the military. They just recently celebrated their 3rd wedding anniversary. She is recognized as his wife, has his insurance, you name it. It is completely ok!
Best wishes :)
2007-09-19 09:45:27 · answer #7 · answered by kdkmilwaukee 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All weddings that I have been to while in the military had either a priest, pastor or chaplain. Tell your brother to quit cutting corners and just do it the safe way...otherwise he'll have to do it over again. Good luck.
2007-09-19 08:56:46 · answer #8 · answered by FLEX 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋