Nope....I mean across the nation. Why do we need a license to get married in the first place?? You go to a minister or a JP...and just do it.
RE: Why do we need a license to get married in the first place?? You go to a minister or a JP...and just do it.
OK, let’s say we got the government out of the marriage business... what about our tax laws?
Our tax laws are so complicated but one of the things it recognizes is MARRIAGE.
If marriages are done by a minister, and not by government, that STILL would require government approval to recognize your “union” as a marriage.
And here’s the other thing -— if you are a Muslim, you can have more than one wife. So, a Muslim marries 4 women in his mosque, what will our tax law recognize?