madzia said:
My husband and I got married last year in July in New York. We were married by a methodist minister who is not liscenced to perform wedding ceremonies in the state of New York (only in New Jersey)...
My husband wants to use this as a reason to annul the marriage. Is it possible to have the marriage annulled on these grounds (i.e the minister not being liscenced to perform wedding ceremonies in NY)?
My response:
What's the matter ? Was my answer that I gave to you last week not good enough ?
You keep asking the same question, and using the same word, "licensed". I already told you that the minister doesn't have to be "licensed" in New York - - just "registered". There's a big difference.
Please, before you come back here and ask the same question all over again next week, please check with your City Hall to determine whether the Minister was "registered" in New York. The issue of whether the Minister was "registered" is only a problem between the Minister and the State of New York. It has nothing at all to do with you, and the reality of your marriage.
New York recognizes the "putative" nature of marriages - - that is, if you had a good faith belief that you were married at the time of the ceremony, then you are married.
Also, in terms of Annulment, whether or not the minister was "registered" with the State is not grounds for an annulment. If you believed you were married, then you are married.
IAAL
