Hello Bride,
According to New Jersey Statutes 37:1: Marriages and Married People
Marriage of a man and a woman is controlled by state law. Each state
has certain rules that must be met before two people can marry.
The marriage ceremony can be performed by:
Any Federal, State, Municipal judge or magistrate (even if they are
retired);
Any county clerk;
Any mayor or deputy mayor of a town;
Chairman of any township committee;
Any religious minister
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The following information is from the New Jersey Permanent Statutes
Database:
37:1-13 Authorization to solemnize marriages
37:1-13. Each judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the
Third Circuit, each judge of a federal district court, United States
magistrate, judge of a municipal court, judge of the Superior Court,
judge of a tax court, retired judge of the Superior Court or Tax
Court, or judge of the Superior Court or Tax Court, the former County
Court, the former County Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court, or the
former County District Court who has resigned in good standing,
surrogate of any county, county clerk and any mayor or the deputy
mayor when authorized by the mayor, or chairman of any township
committee or village president of this State, and every minister of
every religion, are hereby authorized to solemnize marriage between
such persons as may lawfully enter into the matrimonial relation; and
every religious society, institution or organization in this State may
join together in marriage such persons according to the rules and
customs of the society, institution or organization.
37:1-13.1. Marriages solemnized by municipal magistrate or magistrate
of municipal court; validation
All marriages heretofore solemnized by any municipal magistrate or
magistrate of the municipal court who was not at the time of such
solemnization authorized to solemnize marriages shall, if otherwise
valid, be as valid as if same had been solemnized by a person
authorized to solemnize marriages.
37:1-13.2. Marriages solemnized by judge of court of record;
validation
All marriages heretofore solemnized by any judge of a court of
record in this State, who was not at the time of such solemnization
authorized to solemnize marriages, if otherwise valid, shall be as
valid as if the same had been solemnized by a person authorized to
solemnize marriages.
37:1-14. Certain marriages validated
All marriages performed prior to March twenty-seventh, one
thousand nine hundred and twelve, by a minister of any religion other
than a stated or ordained minister of the gospel, if otherwise valid,
shall be as valid as if the same had been performed by a stated and
ordained minister of the gospel.
37:1-15. Solemnizing without presentation of license; misdemeanor
Any person, not authorized by section 37:1-13 of the Revised
Statutes to solemnize marriages, who solemnizes a marriage or any
person or religious society, institution or organization, authorized
to solemnize marriages, who solemnizes a marriage without the
presentation of a license therefore, obtained in accordance with the
provisions of article two of this chapter (s. 37:1-2 et seq.), shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor, and punished by a fine not exceeding five
hundred dollars ($500.00), or imprisonment not exceeding six months,
or both.
Source: New Jersey Office of Legislative Services
http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/
http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/cgi-bin/om_isapi.dll?clientID=187191&Depth=2&advquery=%2237%3a1-10%22&depth=4&expandheadings=on&headingswithhits=on&hitsperheading=on&infobase=statutes.nfo&rank=%20%20&record={D11D}&softpage=Doc_Frame_PG42&wordsaroundhits=10&zz=
Marriage Ceremony: The marriage ceremony can be performed by:
- Any Federal, State, Municipal judge or magistrate (even if they are
retired);
- Any county clerk;
- Any mayor or deputy mayor of a town;
- Chairman of any township committee;
- Any religious minister.
Officiants: Every minister of every religion may perform marriages.
Ministers must complete a certificate of marriage and return it to the
county clerk.
Source: U.S. Marriage Laws by State
http://www.usmarriagelaws.com/search/united_states/new_jersey/index.shtml
Regarding ministers ordained from the Universal Life Church, the
information I have located is that:
The State of North Carolina ULC ministers do not currently have the
power to solemnize marriages.
But if the Universal Life Church (ULC) ordained your minister and you
were married after July 3, 1981, you are not legally married in the
state of North Carolina. No matter what you were told by your
minister or anyone else, for that matter, ULC ministers do not
currently have the power to solemnize marriages in the state of North
Carolina.
http://revkara.com/originalworks/are_you_legally_married.html
There has been at least one case in which the court recognized a
marriage performed by a "minister" who had gotten his credentials by
mail order from the Universal Life Church.
http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a2_329.html
Disclaimer: Answers and comments provided here are for general
information, and are not intended to substitute for informed
professional legal advice. This information is presented to give you
an idea of what is involved in your jurisdiction and to help you get
started with whatever process is required. If you require professional
advice, please consult a qualified provider.
Additional information that may interest you:
Law Street Law Guide
http://www.lawstreet.com/LawGuide/NJ/Atlantic/Matrimonial/MarriageBasics.asp
U.S. Marriage Laws
http://www.usmarriagelaws.com/search/united_states/new_jersey/index.shtml#counties
Search Criteria:
Marriage laws by State
New Jersey Statutes
Who can legally marry a man and a woman in New Jersey
“Universal Life Church” “New Jersey” legality
I hope you find this helpful
Best Regards,
Bobbie7-ga |
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