Legally married?

[turfmanager]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?

 

[wavehopper27]

Re-type your post without previewing it. The preview function here doesn't work properly.

 

[turfmanager]

Married on a Caribbean island, never filed a marriage license at home. Am I legally married?

 

[ecmst12]

Did you get a marriage license in the place where you were married?

 

[turfmanager]

Yes. We were legally married and have a legal foreign document. What we don't have is a legal license in Arkansas as we never filed any papers here.

 

[justalayman]

Yes. We were legally married and have a legal foreign document. What we don't have is a legal license in Arkansas as we never filed any papers here.

why do you think you would have to obtain a license in Arkansas? After all, you weren't married in Arkansas. You were married somewhere in the Caribbean.

 

[LdiJ]

Yes. We were legally married and have a legal foreign document. What we don't have is a legal license in Arkansas as we never filed any papers here.

The US recognizes all legally made foreign marriages.

 

[wavehopper27]

why do you think you would have to obtain a license in Arkansas? After all, you weren't married in Arkansas. You were married somewhere in the Caribbean.

I don't know if it was required but my wife and I got married in Aruba. Upon our return, we went and registered our marriage at the local town hall just to be sure.

 

[Zigner]

I don't know if it was required but my wife and I got married in Aruba. Upon our return, we went and registered our marriage at the local town hall just to be sure.

It was not required.

 

[Bali Hai]

I don't know if it was required but my wife and I got married in Aruba. Upon our return, we went and registered our marriage at the local town hall just to be sure.

Congratulations, hopefully you'll be just as sure when the divorce complaint is filed there too.

 

[wavehopper27]

Congratulations, hopefully you'll be just as sure when the divorce complaint is filed there too.

What do you mean by this comment?

 

[Bali Hai]

What do you mean by this comment?

Aruba a nice place to get married. A friend of mine owns Mi Dushi and Kukoo Kunuku. I hope you had a chance to experience those.

 

[wavehopper27]

Aruba a nice place to get married. A friend of mine owns Mi Dushi and Kukoo Kunuku. I hope you had a chance to experience those.

What did you mean with the divorce comment. Why would you think that I'm headed for divorce?

 

[Ladyback1]

What did you mean with the divorce comment. Why would you think that I'm headed for divorce?

don't get all paranoid or angry or upset...Bali was, by his account, terribly burned in his marriage and subsequent divorce. He has little to no faith in the whole "married" thing, anymore. He's jaded, cynical, bitter and outspoken--but we've all heard his tales of woe and financial ruin.

 

[wavehopper27]

don't get all paranoid or angry or upset...Bali was, by his account, terribly burned in his marriage and subsequent divorce. He has little to no faith in the whole "married" thing, anymore. He's jaded, cynical, bitter and outspoken--but we've all heard his tales of woe and financial ruin.

I thought he was trying to be funny but the joke was lost on me.