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Originally Posted by preciousjeni
Wait, wait. You still have to get a marriage license from the government. That's what the JOP/clerk or clergy member signs and submits to enter you into the system as legally married.
This can be done with or without a ceremony.
ETA: Thanks MysticCat!
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That's probably what I was thinking about. I wasn't aware that religious officials were acting as agents of the state.
So, in essence, if you're married by a church, you'd just be informing the government that you're married, correct? I was thinking it was something along the lines of "this isn't real UNTIL you've been married by the JOP."