Q: If me and my mate signed a marriage contract containing our vows and had a witness sign also does that make us married?
My mate and I are on complete lock down at our apartment complex and we have been together eight months and friends a year prior to that. We live in an apartment complex for the mentally ill. We cannot get a marriage license right now but plan to later. Question: does the marriage contract makes us legally married since they did marriage something like this before marriage licenses were required? If so, in what state/country?
A: No. It does not.
A: No, I’m sorry but that won’t pass as being legally married. You will need to follow the legal process of having a marriage license and having it recorded for it to all be legal. -Homer P. Jordan IV, Esq. 404-620-1558
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