Most if not all people at one point in their lives will either attend a wedding, be in a wedding party, or have a wedding of their own. But how many that attend a wedding actually know what goes into the legal process of getting married?
Laws that go into getting married are different in every state, something that is common however is that it can get very complicated. For example, many states require marriage licenses, and beyond that many couples decide to sign prenuptial agreements, also known as pre-nups. These pre-nups are agreements signed by the engaged couple. Because divorce is so common, pre-nups are very common because they are a written agreement as to who gets what if the marriage were to fail. Next, in some states not everyone is eligible for a marriage license, but it is required to get married. In order to get a marriage license, an application is to be filled out by the engaged couple. Many do not know there is a fee that comes along with the application.
Something that may be surprising are the amount of benefits that can come with getting married in the eyes of the law; insurance, visitation rights, social security, and medicare. Also, it has been studied that married couples are less likely to be in poverty. Who knew?
So next time you hear someone is engaged to be married, think of the legal requirements that are going to have to take place, and also the legal benefits that come from the marriage.
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2 comments:
It was interesting to read about all of the things that need to be acquired just to get married. I always thought you just had to set a date and then you were married, I never realized all the work put into it. Nice summary.
I found it interesting reading your blog and finding out some facts about getting married. There was many things that I didn't previously know until I read this, such as all the laws that go into getting married are different in any state. This was very well written. Good Job!
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