FH EX-WIFE NEVER SIGNED THEIR MARRIAGE LICENSE!!!!

okay, so maybe I'm getting my hopes up.......As FH & I were putting together our papers to show the priest and prove that he never got married in a church, and that it was only at city hall, we realized that she never signed the marriage license! The officiant's signature is there! The groom's signature, as well as the 2 witnesses' signature's are there, but the bride's signature isn't!!!!

does this mean that their marriage wasn't legal? does it make it null & void? or is it still binding and a valid marriage even though she didn't sign? I guess noone noticed that when they processed the divorce.

Please oh please, let their marriage be null & void so that I don't have to continue jumping through hoops to get married in the Catholic Church!


if anyone has any info on this topic, please let me know!

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Posted by NovemberBride07

okay, so maybe I'm getting my hopes up.......As FH & I were putting together our papers to show the priest and prove that he never got married in a church, and that it was only at city hall, we realized that she never signed the marriage license! The officiant's signature is there! The groom's signature, as well as the 2 witnesses' signature's are there, but the bride's signature isn't!!!!

does this mean that their marriage wasn't legal? does it make it null & void? or is it still binding and a valid marriage even though she didn't sign? I guess noone noticed that when they processed the divorce.

Please oh please, let their marriage be null & void so that I don't have to continue jumping through hoops to get married in the Catholic Church!


if anyone has any info on this topic, please let me know!

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I have no clue but OMG

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Posted by kdecamp

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Posted by NovemberBride07

okay, so maybe I'm getting my hopes up.......As FH & I were putting together our papers to show the priest and prove that he never got married in a church, and that it was only at city hall, we realized that she never signed the marriage license! The officiant's signature is there! The groom's signature, as well as the 2 witnesses' signature's are there, but the bride's signature isn't!!!!

does this mean that their marriage wasn't legal? does it make it null & void? or is it still binding and a valid marriage even though she didn't sign? I guess noone noticed that when they processed the divorce.

Please oh please, let their marriage be null & void so that I don't have to continue jumping through hoops to get married in the Catholic Church!


if anyone has any info on this topic, please let me know!

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I have no clue but OMG

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Same here OMG!!! I'll keep my fingers crossed!

I KNOW, RIGHT????? I'M GOING TO CHURCH AND LIGHTING EVERY CANDLE IN THERE!!!!!!!!

I know I'm getting my hopes up, but how awesome would it be if it WERE null & void???

Wow thats crazy, please let us know if ti is or not.
Imagine thinkign you were married and than it turns out you really werent.
Good luck

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Posted by NovemberBride07

I KNOW, RIGHT????? I'M GOING TO CHURCH AND LIGHTING EVERY CANDLE IN THERE!!!!!!!!

I know I'm getting my hopes up, but how awesome would it be if it WERE null & void???

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You know you have my prayers!

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Posted by lollipop

Yeah, I'm trying to remember what I had learned in law school. From what I recall, don't get your hopes up. I think it would still be valid and like someone else said, if it hadn't been valid, it would have been addressed during the divorce.

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they didn't have any lawyers.....it was one of those DIY divorces........they got the package of paperwork, etc, and just filed it themselves.....they never even had to show a copy of their marriage license!

OMG!!!!!

Wow..That is nuts!

How can you forget to sign your own marriage license?!!

It's not null and void-You technically don't need a marriage license to be legally married, assuming it was in New York. You also don't need to show the license to get a divorce. Sorry

oh boy! At least you have time to sort all this stuff out! (you do, don't you?).

As someone that's currently jumping through similar hoops right now, I'll keep my fingers crossed for you!

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Posted by Reesa

It's not null and void-You technically don't need a marriage license to be legally married, assuming it was in New York. You also don't need to show the license to get a divorce. Sorry

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I can understand not needing the license to get divorced, but why don't you need the license to be legally married?

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Posted by 103005FallBride

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Posted by Reesa

It's not null and void-You technically don't need a marriage license to be legally married, assuming it was in New York. You also don't need to show the license to get a divorce. Sorry

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I can understand not needing the license to get divorced, but why don't you need the license to be legally married?

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I was thinking the same thing what's the point of the license then if you don't legally need it?

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Posted by FallBride05

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Posted by 103005FallBride

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Posted by Reesa

It's not null and void-You technically don't need a marriage license to be legally married, assuming it was in New York. You also don't need to show the license to get a divorce. Sorry

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I can understand not needing the license to get divorced, but why don't you need the license to be legally married?

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I was thinking the same thing what's the point of the license then if you don't legally need it?

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So the State can get $$$

You have to get a license according to the law if you intend to be married in the State of New York, but not having one doesn't mean the marriage is not solemnized (ceremony, witness and declaration of your intent).
It's pretty much just a loophole in the law.

i read this whole thread... and boy am i confused

i pray that you don't have to jump through more hoops

but this is just weird.

keep us posted