Q: We are trying to pull a marriage license in Tennessee, after bride's divorce in California was finalized several days
ago. We have the signed Judgment and Notice of Entry of Judgement. TN civil court clerks are insisting that we have to wait 30 days from Divorce Judgement, even from CA, to be able to obtain the marriage license. Is this true?
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A: I believe you are trying to get a Marriage License issued by the County Clerk, otherwise your question makes no sense. The California Judgment could get set aside or appealed, and if the bride married again, she would be a bigamist. That status is usually not prosecuted criminally, but comes up alot with estates. Wait about 40 days from entry of the divorce judgment, then get married.
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