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439 DAYS AGO | 4.5.2024
Can You Get Married Over The Phone? (Plus a Look at Other Remote Wedding Opti...
Learn more about remote wedding options, including whether or not it’s legal to get married over the phone, using online virtual / video-conferencing platfor...
446 DAYS AGO | 3.29.2024
Justices of the Peace are Causing Marriage Mayhem in Connecticut
Learn about controversy caused by Justices of the Peace in Bridgeport, CT, who are loitering outside the vital records office and marrying couples at city ha...
446 DAYS AGO | 3.29.2024
If You Want to Marry Your Cousin in Tennessee, You’d Better Do It Fast
Learn about marriage legislation in Tennessee that would ban marriages between first-cousins – plus a bill that would create a separate marriage license for...
463 DAYS AGO | 3.12.2024
Washington State Just Banned Child Marriage
Gov. Inslee signed a bill into law on Thursday raising the legal minimum age to marry in Washington State to 18 years old, without exception. This change wil...
516 DAYS AGO | 1.19.2024
“The Las Vegas of Virtual Weddings”: Utah Sen. Weiler works with County Clerk...
Utah legislators consider a substitute bill that will allow couples to marry in virtual wedding ceremonies from anywhere in the world, as long as certain gui...
517 DAYS AGO | 1.18.2024
Will Utah Legislators Put Limits on Virtual Weddings in 2024?
Learn about proposed changes to Utah's remote marriage ceremonies and services in 2024. Legislators seek to amend the law to require at least one of the indi...
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518 DAYS AGO | 1.17.2024
Banning Child Marriage: Four States Consider Legislation to Raise Legal Age t...
Four states are considering child marriage bans in 2024, with legislation that would raise the legal age of consent to marry to 18 years old. Learn about eff...
520 DAYS AGO | 1.15.2024
Washington State is One Step Closer to Child Marriage Ban in 2024
Learn about legislation to outlaw child marriage in Washington State. The members of the WA House of Representatives voted unanimously in favor of HB 1455 th...
523 DAYS AGO | 1.12.2024
New Jersey Lawmakers Discuss Virtual Weddings & Marriage License Appointments...
Learn about legislation to allow virtual marriage license appointments and online wedding ceremonies in New Jersey. Carry over bills sponsored by Representat...
526 DAYS AGO | 1.9.2024
Can an AI Avatar or Chatbot Officiate a Wedding?
Can an AI Avatar or Chatbot Legally Officiate a Wedding Ceremony? Learn who (and what) can serve as a legal officiant for your marriage ceremony, including w...
527 DAYS AGO | 1.8.2024
Proposed Changes to Marriage Laws in 2024: Marriage Legislation to Watch in Y...
Learn about potential changes to marriage laws in your state in 2024, including proposed legislation in New York, New Jersey, Nebraska, Missouri, Virginia, U...
553 DAYS AGO | 12.13.2023
Missouri Lawmakers (Still) Want To Bring Covenant Marriage to the State
Learn about renewed efforts by Missouri legislators to create legal provisions for covenant marriages in 2024, plus a brief look at what covenant marriage is...
565 DAYS AGO | 12.1.2023
Ohio Bill Aims to Repeal Same-Sex Marriage Ban & Protect Interracial Marriage
Learn about efforts in Ohio to repeal an outdated same-sex marriage ban and codify protections for interracial marriage at the state level, ensuring continui...
581 DAYS AGO | 11.15.2023
Kissing Cousins - The Popularity & Controversy of Cousin Marriage
A quick intro to marriage customs between cousins. Curious if you can marry your first or second cousin, how common this practice is in the US or around the ...
596 DAYS AGO | 10.31.2023
Lo que debe saber sobre la nueva licencia de un dia para Oficiantes de Matrim...
La gobernadora Kathy Hochul acaba de firmar una ley para aprobar la designación de oficiantes matrimoniales para un día en el estado de Nueva York. Lea acerc...