If I’m on probation in one state and my girlfriend is in prison in another state, can we legally get married when she is released on parole?
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If I’m on probation in one state and my girlfriend is in prison in another state, can we legally get married when she is released on parole?
Can they stop us from getting married?
Asked on December 1, 2012 under Criminal Law, Tennessee
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Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
Unless there is some stay away order issued by a court or courts where you and your girlfriend cannot have any contact with each other as a condition of probation or parole then there is nothing legally preventing you two from getting married in any state in this country.
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