Is she married?

[notsmartmark]

What is the name of your state?CA

My sister-in-law had a marriage ceremony about six years ago. After dating for an eternity, she had a very nice wedding. I, and everyone else, thought the she was now a "Mrs." The marriage certificate was never turned in. It was signed, just not turned in. Is she married? If not, is it too late to turn it in?

 

[I AM ALWAYS LIABLE]

What is the name of your state?CA

My sister-in-law had a marriage ceremony about six years ago. After dating for an eternity, she had a very nice wedding. I, and everyone else, thought the she was now a "Mrs." The marriage certificate was never turned in. It was signed, just not turned in. Is she married? If not, is it too late to turn it in?

My response:

She's married. Not filing the certificate is a formality of law. It's up to the Officiate of the ceremony to deliver the certificate to the County Registrar for filing. Why didn't that happen? Who has possession of the certificate, and why?

IAAL

 

[zippysgoddess]

IAAL is correct, even if you have to provide proof of marriage to a state or federal agency, they only require a copy of your signed certificate, they could care less whether or not it is filed anywhere else.

I never even checked to see if ours was filed, the JP signed it, gave us our copies and we have been married ever since. All anyone wants to see as proof is copies of the signed paper we have.