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When a marriage license is issued, the applying couple is
not legally married, but is being given the permission to
legally marry within a certain time period. There are "general",
"specific" and "preferential" marriage
license requirements. Each couple must meet the full criteria
of marriage in order to receive a "state's permission"
to marry. Speaking of permission….. to change one's name
due to marriage, divorce or other reason will be briefly
discussed later in this explanation. In some states, like
California and New York, a couple must declare their new
last name during the marriage license or marriage application
process - the notification of the new legal last name is
a separate process all together!
Marriage license
"types" and requirements vary by state of marriage.
As to "type", some states have a "Public"
marriage license and a "Confidential" marriage
license option - such as in California. While another states,
may place a different emphasis on their "types"
of marriage licenses by offering something like a "Covenantal"
marriage license option - such as in Arizona.
"General"
Marriage License Requirements Verses "Specific"
Marriage License Requirements
Apart from the
"general" marriage license requirements - being
at least 18 years old, not presently married, being of sound
mind, both parties appearing in person to apply and/or collect
their marriage license - there are "specific"
requirements which may apply to the issuing of a marriage
license or marriage certificate. For example, a "Public"
marriage license may or may not require a blood test. Or,
a "Confidential" marriage license may only be
issued to a man and a woman who is living together as unmarried
husband or wife, prior to marriage. Or, a "Covenantal"
marriage license issued when the couple applying to marry
demonstrates their intention to enter into a "Covenant"
marriage by signing a declaration that they will only divorce
or separate for specific reasons listed by that state's
law.
How Does
A Bride & Groom Select Their Marriage License Option
After Fulfilling The General Marriage License Or Marriage
Certificate Requirements For Their State of Marriage? What
About "Specific" Requirements?
After a bride
and groom determine that they meet the "general"
requirements of marriage license issuance, the "specific"
legal requirements and the "preferential" requirements
come into play. To investigate which license is applicable
in a "specific" sense, let's look at a few "types"
of marriage licenses or marriage certificates available
in America today.
"Specific"
Requirements - A look at various "types" of marriage
licenses or marriage certificates in the United States
Public
Marriage License
Not living together
prior to marriage? Living together prior to marriage, but
of a religious faith whereby you would be required to obtain
the "Public" marriage license or marriage certificate?
Don't have a "pet peeve" as to the "public"
potentially viewing your marriage license application information?
Living together or not prior to marriage, and not in a "high"
profile or dangerous "public" services occupation
whereby it is best to keep your marriage license issuance
and information private? The "Public" standard
license may meet the "specific" requirements associated
with this "type" of marriage license.
As to bride last
name change or change of marital status notification for
bride or groom, this "type" of license, on first
or subsequent requests, may make it easier to obtain "certified"
copies of a marriage license or marriage certificate after
marriage. The "certified" marriage license or
certificate is essential for a proper bride last name change
or change of marital status notification due to marriage.
Confidential
Marriage License
Are the marriage
license applicants living together prior to marriage? ….If
so are either bride or groom in an occupation which is such
that who one marries or when one marries is best kept private?
Either bride or groom in a "high" profile or dangerous
"public" services profession - police officer,
federal officer, divorce or probate attorney, politician,
actress or actor, sports star, medical doctor, journalist,
etc .? Such a career may be reason enough to go for the
"Confidential" marriage license - a subpoena and
an appearance before a judge is the only way a person, other
than those named as marriage license recipients, can obtain
a copy of a couple's "Confidential" marriage license
information. There are other "specific" requirements
for a "Confidential" marriage license, so a couple
wishing to apply for marriage must consider this "type"
of marriage license or marriage certificates value to their
situation.
As to bride
last name change or change
of marital status notification for bride or groom, on
first request, this "type" of marriage license
may or may not make it easier to obtain "certified"
copies of a marriage license or marriage certificate after
marriage. The "certified" marriage license or
certificate is essential for a proper bride last name change
or change of marital status notification due to marriage.
Covenantal
Marriage License
Is the bride
and groom marrying within Arizona, Louisiana or Arkansas?
Do the bride and groom want more than a "no fault"
marriage commitment - a more traditional marriage? Is pre-marital
counseling deemed as a good idea by bride and groom? Do
they want the legal guarantee of a "stronger union"?
In the future unlikely chance of divorce or separation,
does the couple applying for a marriage license or marriage
certificate want to be legally allowed on "fault grounds"
only - adultery, felony conviction, abandonment, abuse,
two-year separation, or passage of a specified period following
a judgment of separation from bed and board? In addition
to showing fault, will the spouses agree to a specific amount
of separated time before divorce, and to undergoing marital
counseling before a divorce is granted? If so, the "Covenantal"
marriage license "type" is for that bride and
groom.
As to bride
last name change or change
of marital status notification for bride or groom, this
"type" of license, on first or subsequent requests,
may or may not make it easier to obtain "certified"
copies of a marriage license or marriage certificate after
marriage. The "certified" marriage license or
certificate is essential for a proper bride last name change
or change of marital status notification due to marriage.
"Preferential"
Requirements - The "Types" of Marriage Licenses
or Marriage Certificates and personal choice.
Once "general"
and "specific" requirements are assesses and a
marriage license or marriage certificate "type"
is selected by a bride and groom, there may be another kind
of criteria upon which to make the final decision - "preferential"
requirements.
"Preferential"
requirements are a part of the "specific" requirements
of marriage license or marriage certificate issuance, but
are more important to one bride or groom over another bride
or groom.
An Example
- "Preferential" marriage license requirements
The "Public"
marriage license may have two witness signature lines. "Witness"
signature lines are to be signed on the day of the wedding
by one or two witnesses of the marriage ceremony - the "Confidential"
marriage license may have no "witness" signature
lines. Only the wedding officiator, marriage clergy, justice
of the peace or wedding judge may sign as the "witness".
If a bride and groom is living together prior to marriage,
but wants their best man and maid of honour to sign as witnesses
on their wedding day, then the "Public" marriage
license is for them, even though they are eligible for the
"Confidential" marriage license - the final choice
of the "Public" marriage license, over that of
the "Confidential" marriage license is finally
made due to "preferential" and personal requirement.
The above is
just one example of the "preferential" requirements
to consider when determining the "type" of marriage
license or marriage certificate to be issued. As each "type"
of marriage license or marriage certificate may be structured
as to content information included, knowledge of the "information"
to be furnished may help to determine what "preferential"
requirements a couple might want to finally decide upon.
This in turn, helps to make the "final" selection
of the marriage license or marriage certificate "type".
Name Change
& Marriage license "Types"
Under certain
circumstances, bride last name change or groom change of
marital status notification can be delayed when a certain
"type" of marriage license is issued and recorded
without important pre-application of "certified"
marriage license or marriage certificate copies. Certain
states allow pre-application by a bride, groom or wedding
clergy, marriage judge, wedding minister or wedding officiator
for these essential "certified" marriage license
or marriage certificate copies.
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