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Common law marriage in Pennsylvania[edit]

Aren't common law marriages also recognized in Pennsylvania? 71.58.173.154 (talk) 21:04, 15 August 2008 (UTC) yes.many states allow same sex marriages.pennsylvania does not.after all god made adam and eve,not adam and steve.lol! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.208.131.57 (talk) 04:59, 16 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

marriage[edit]

”what must i do to marry my love who lives in cebu?what are the philippine laws covering this situation?(....) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.208.131.57 (talk) 05:03, 16 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

This sounds like a question for Wikipedia:Reference desk.--RDBury (talk) 09:26, 16 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

What about using the word "consort"?[edit]

What do you say to using the word "consort" instead of "husband/wife"? Would it be too harsh for simpler reading? --Stultiwikiatext me 23:39, 5 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Consort isn't in everyday UK English usage except for the husband/wife of a monarch; e.g. Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. --Redrose64 (talk) 20:21, 6 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Ought to at least link to what people will actually be looking for half the time[edit]

Maybe "marriage law" as a term of art refers only to the legal requirements that determine the validity of a marriage. But people who type "marriage law" into the search bar are just as likely to be looking for information about the legal significance of marriage: What rights and responsibilities go with it? How does marriage affect the law of property, inheritance, and contract? Does the law really 'suppose that your wife was acting at your direction', as Mr. Bumble was told? (It doesn't, but it did.) And so on. Whatever this marriage-related law is called, it should be linked at the top of this page. --Dan Wylie-Sears 2 (talk) 17:22, 24 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]


Legal marriage[edit]

The article mentions legal marriage as part of a ceremony. It mentions that sometimes it's technically distinct, but nowhere does it say what constitutes the legal marriage itself. For example, in my state I must get a license from the county clerk, and I'm legally married when I file it. Prior to filing it, it must be signed by the two partners, two witnesses, and an officiator. Since there is no required language that must be included in a ceremony, no affidavit or even a statement that a ceremony took place as part of the filing process, plus the fact that the signing may have taken place at a time different from the ceremony (since the ceremony was not a legal marriage and the marriage itself has no accompanying ceremony), there is no actual ceremony that's part of the marriage nor a requirement that one take place. Even when one does take place, there are no required elements in a ceremony. In some religious marriages there are no vows or even talking of any kind by those being married.

I assume that a marriage typically has minimum requirements similar to my state, and there should be a mention of what they are. Also there should be a mention of who qualifies as an officiator. In my state, there's no requirement or even procedure for anybody to register as a qualified officiator, and the way the law is written, giving the power to those who traditionally perform marriage based on religious customs, just about anybody could qualify. I had a traditional ceremony performed by family elders in keeping with my wife's tradition, although my certificate was signed by a traditionally recognized religious figure at a later time. I can't find anything in the state law that would preclude a family elder from signing, and the county clerk does nothing to check anyway. Incidentally, the recognized religious figure had us sign it before the ceremony he would later perform, and after it was signed he told us that we were legally married. I assume, based on statements in the article itself, that this varies widely. But there should be a mention of licensing and filing requirements that are the essence of what constitutes a legal marriage in any state. Even in states that might require more, I don't know of jurisdictions that don't require those elements.Hagrinas (talk) 19:55, 14 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Ending a marriage[edit]

That first sentence makes no sense. Adlihtam (talk) 12:52, 23 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

"In the United Kingdom, if someone refuses to recognise someone's marriage, then that marriage will be declared null and void." Well grammatically it does but legally its nonsense. Perhaps the three instances of someone are supposed to be the same someone.76.14.110.225 (talk) 02:59, 7 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Unrecognized vs Not Recognized[edit]

Is there a semantic difference between these two terms? The table in the article uses both (even inside the same column). Either they mean the same thing and should just use the same word, or there are two near identical phrases with different meanings and that should still be clarified. 2603:7080:C100:798F:148F:DEF5:16B6:BC15 (talk) 17:53, 17 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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