What to do if my “husband” and I were married 3 months ago but the priest doesn’t know if he submitted his end of the paperwork and we’ve yet to receive our marriage license?
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What to do if my “husband” and I were married 3 months ago but the priest doesn’t know if he submitted his end of the paperwork and we’ve yet to receive our marriage license?
We have to wait 90 days to hear back from the state. Would it hurt to “get married” again? At the courthouse?
Asked on January 17, 2013 under Family Law, New York
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Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
The best way to get the matter concerning finalizing your marriage done is to get another copy of your marriage license and have the priest that married you sign it a second time as well as date it. Once done, you take it back to the county department of vital statistics and have it filed while getting a copy of it for your records.
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