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IN NEW YORK A MARRIAGE WHICH HAS BEEN SOLEMNIZED IS VALID IN THE ABSENCE OF A MARRIAGE LICENSE (SECOND DEPT).

The Second Department noted that a marriage which has been solemnized is valid in the absence of a marriage license:

There is a strong presumption favoring the validity of marriages … . While the Domestic Relations Law deems it necessary for all persons intending to be married to obtain a marriage license … , a marriage is not void for the failure to obtain a marriage license if the marriage is solemnized … . A marriage is solemnized where the parties “solemnly declare in the presence of a clergyman or magistrate and the attending witness or witnesses that they take each other as husband and wife”… . Thus, under New York law, the marriage between parties will be valid, even without a marriage license, in instances where it is solemnized … . Pursuant to Domestic Relations Law § 12, “[n]o particular form or ceremony is required when a marriage is solemnized as herein provided by a clergyman or magistrate, but the parties must solemnly declare in the presence of a clergyman or magistrate and the attending witness or witnesses that they take each other as husband and wife. In every case, at least one witness beside the clergyman or magistrate must be present at the ceremony.” … . Yusupov v Baraev, 2021 NY Slip Op 04634, Second Dept 8-4-21

 

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