My remarriage license issued by the state of NJ would beg to differ. You could see you are incorrect with a basic google search.
http://www.state.nj.us/health/vital/marriage_apply.shtml
Look at the last paragraph on that page.
As I noted in my post, while this isn’t required technically by the Catholic church, in my experience the majority of monseigneurs in NJ press this preference to do the remarriage secular paperwork as part of your sacrament. I’ve no idea why.
I learn something new everyday.
I amend what I said, then:
In 48 of 50 states, as well, there are no such things as “remarriage licenses,” or at least, as far as a state-by-state Internet search reveals (Texas also has a provision for “remarriage” to someone to whom you're currently married, although this seems aimed, at least in part, toward making public previously “secret” marriages.).
I will, however, reiterate my first point:
A marriage between a Catholic and a non-Catholic Christian can be valid in the eyes of the Catholic Church. It isn't necessary for both parties to be Catholic.
As well, when people talk about having their marriages “blessed” in the Catholic Church, they may be talking about either sanation of the marriage, or convalidation of the marriage, which aren't quite the same as the initial reception of the sacrament of marriage, in that, as I understand it, the validation of the marriage through these processes is retroactively effective to the date of the original putative marriage.
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