Legal Question in Family Law in New York
Disclosure of information when applying for a marriage liscense
Is it required to disclose information of a previous marriage (in VA) when applying for a marriage liscense in NY? How does the NY office verify, and what are the penalties of not including this information? Is this information printed on the marriage liscense?
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: Disclosure of information when applying for a marriage liscense
Disclosure is required. So is production of a
certified copy of the divorce decree to ensure
that you have the legal capacity to marry.
Failure to do so is potentially fraud, and may
affect the validity of the marriage
If the reason for not wanting to disclose is
because your new spouse does not know, then maybe
the lack of forthrightness is an indication you
should not be marrying. Because they will find
out, and then the deceit will be worse than the
truth
If it is to avoid legal obligations from the first,
the federal courts will have a field day with you
when they catch up, and they will, via the
everpresent social security number, and taxes