Legal Question in Family Law in India

Since you both are Catholics a church marriage is preferable for you. Church marriages are also registered with the government.

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Whoever wishes to go for a registered marriage irrespective of the religion of the parties concerned, or in the case of parties intending to marry are from different religions and do not wish to convert themselves into the religion of the other spouse and wishes to retain one�s religion even after the marriage has to go through the prescribed procedure for the marriage under the Special Marriage Act, 1954.

Special Marriage Act, applies to any person irrespective of the religion of the parties. The requirements for a registration of marriage under Special Marriage Act, is provided under Section 16 of the Act; that the parties have to file a Notice of Intended Marriage in the specified form to the Marriage Registrar of the district in which at least one of the parties to the marriage has resided for a period of not less than thirty days immediately preceding the date on which such notice is given. As per Section 5 of the Act, a notice of the marriage, in a prescribed manner as mentioned in the Act, has to be given to the Marriage Officer. It may include the age proof of the parties, the photographs, etc., along with the necessary fees and charges. After the expiration of thirty days from the date on which notice of an intended marriage has been published, the marriage may be solemnized, unless it has been objected to by any person. The marriage may be solemnized at the specified Marriage Office.

The parties to the marriage and their witnesses sign on the register and then the Registrar proclaims the couple to be married to each other. A copy of the extract (upon payment) maybe collected, which is referred to as the �marriage certificate�, in common parlance.

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