What are the requirements for getting legally married in Pennsylvania?
Pennsylvania does not require a blood test before a marriage license will be issued. You can marry immediately after your marriage license is issued, and your license is good for 60 days after it's issued. After that time, you'll have to get a new one before you can marry. In Pennsylvania, as in most states, you must be of the age of consent, not be too closely related to your intended spouse, not be married to anyone else, and have sufficient "mental capacity," meaning you understand what you are doing when you marry.
Does Pennsylvania have common-law marriage?
Yes. In Pennsylvania, common law marriages that were created before January 1, 2005 are recognized. If you met Pennsylvania's criteria for common law marriage before January 1, 2005, then you are legally married and you will be treated as a married couple for legal purposes, including the requirement that you get a legal divorce in order to end your relationship. In order to have a valid common law marriage, a couple must have intended to be married, must have lived together for a significant period of time, and must have held themselves out as a married couple. If you need more information about common law marriage in Pennsylvania, consult an attorney.
Does Pennsylvania have same-sex marriage?
No. Pennsylvania doesn't allow partners of the same sex to marry, nor does it recognize domestic partnerships, civil unions, or reciprocal beneficiaries.
Corbett's administration are urging a state judge to uphold Pennsylvania's ban on gay marriage by throwing out a lawsuit brought by more than two dozen same-sex couples that challenges its constitutionality.
Attorneys for Health Secretary Michael Wolf filed a brief Tuesday in Commonwealth Court, opposing the lawsuit brought by 28 same-sex couples who obtained marriage licenses from a suburban Philadelphia court clerk last year.
They drew distinctions between the case and last year's landmark gay marriage ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court, saying the ruling did not say states must allow or recognize same-sex marriage or say it would be a constitutional violation to limit marriages to between a man and a woman.
"Same sex marriage is not deeply rooted in our nation's history so as to be implicit in the concept of ordered liberty and, therefore, cannot be considered a fundamental right," the attorneys argued, adding that a majority of states still limit marriages to between a man and a woman.
"The very recent developments among a minority of states do not transform same-sex marriage into a 'deeply rooted' historical and traditional right," the state's lawyers said.
The Pennsylvania suit is one of several court challenges to the ban.
Alexander Bilus, who represents the couples who filed the lawsuit, called the administration's briefs unconvincing and said his side would produce a response for the court. Bilus said judicial decisions that have been generated in the wake of the United States v. Windsor case that resulted in the landmark ruling have tended to support his clients' position.
"Windsor stands for the proposition that a state law like Pennsylvania's marriage law is based on an animus against a particular group, and for that reason violates both the United States and the Pennsylvania constitutions," Bilus said.
The filing by the Corbett administration was a brief in support of its preliminary objections as it attempts to have the case thrown out at an early stage. The plaintiffs have several weeks to respond. A trial date has not been set.
The government's lawyers said that the Windsor case concerned the New York law that permits same-sex marriage and that the section of the federal Defense of Marriage Act the Supreme Court declared unconstitutional was on grounds that "the federal government failed to follow New York's definition of marriage."
"While New York, by its definition of marriage, chose to afford same-sex couples specific protection and to recognize same-sex couples as validly married, the Pennsylvania General Assembly chose instead to preserve the traditional meaning of marriage," they argued.
The plaintiffs obtained marriage licenses last year from Bruce Hanes, an elected court clerk in Montgomery County, before a state judge ordered him to stop the practice. Hanes had issued 174 licenses between the time when the Windsor case was decided in June and the state court's order in September. He is appealing that decision.
If either of you are under 18 years of age, you must pay an additional $5.00, show your Birth Certificate, and have the written consent of a parent or guardian. Anyone under 16 years of age needs parental consent and the approval of a Judge of the Orphans Court.
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What are the requirements for getting legally married in Pennsylvania?
Pennsylvania does not require a blood test before a marriage license will be issued. You can marry immediately after your marriage license is issued, and your license is good for 60 days after it's issued. After that time, you'll have to get a new one before you can marry.In Pennsylvania, as in most states, you must be of the age of consent, not be too closely related to your intended spouse, not be married to anyone else, and have sufficient "mental capacity," meaning you understand what you are doing when you marry.
Does Pennsylvania have common-law marriage?
Yes. In Pennsylvania, common law marriages that were created before January 1, 2005 are recognized. If you met Pennsylvania's criteria for common law marriage before January 1, 2005, then you are legally married and you will be treated as a married couple for legal purposes, including the requirement that you get a legal divorce in order to end your relationship. In order to have a valid common law marriage, a couple must have intended to be married, must have lived together for a significant period of time, and must have held themselves out as a married couple. If you need more information about common law marriage in Pennsylvania, consult an attorney.Does Pennsylvania have same-sex marriage?
No. Pennsylvania doesn't allow partners of the same sex to marry, nor does it recognize domestic partnerships, civil unions, or reciprocal beneficiaries.
Corbett's administration are urging a state judge to uphold Pennsylvania's ban on gay marriage by throwing out a lawsuit brought by more than two dozen same-sex couples that challenges its constitutionality.
Attorneys for Health Secretary Michael Wolf filed a brief Tuesday in Commonwealth Court, opposing the lawsuit brought by 28 same-sex couples who obtained marriage licenses from a suburban Philadelphia court clerk last year.
They drew distinctions between the case and last year's landmark gay marriage ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court, saying the ruling did not say states must allow or recognize same-sex marriage or say it would be a constitutional violation to limit marriages to between a man and a woman.
"Same sex marriage is not deeply rooted in our nation's history so as to be implicit in the concept of ordered liberty and, therefore, cannot be considered a fundamental right," the attorneys argued, adding that a majority of states still limit marriages to between a man and a woman.
"The very recent developments among a minority of states do not transform same-sex marriage into a 'deeply rooted' historical and traditional right," the state's lawyers said.
The Pennsylvania suit is one of several court challenges to the ban.
Alexander Bilus, who represents the couples who filed the lawsuit, called the administration's briefs unconvincing and said his side would produce a response for the court. Bilus said judicial decisions that have been generated in the wake of the United States v. Windsor case that resulted in the landmark ruling have tended to support his clients' position.
"Windsor stands for the proposition that a state law like Pennsylvania's marriage law is based on an animus against a particular group, and for that reason violates both the United States and the Pennsylvania constitutions," Bilus said.
The filing by the Corbett administration was a brief in support of its preliminary objections as it attempts to have the case thrown out at an early stage. The plaintiffs have several weeks to respond. A trial date has not been set.
The government's lawyers said that the Windsor case concerned the New York law that permits same-sex marriage and that the section of the federal Defense of Marriage Act the Supreme Court declared unconstitutional was on grounds that "the federal government failed to follow New York's definition of marriage."
"While New York, by its definition of marriage, chose to afford same-sex couples specific protection and to recognize same-sex couples as validly married, the Pennsylvania General Assembly chose instead to preserve the traditional meaning of marriage," they argued.
The plaintiffs obtained marriage licenses last year from Bruce Hanes, an elected court clerk in Montgomery County, before a state judge ordered him to stop the practice. Hanes had issued 174 licenses between the time when the Windsor case was decided in June and the state court's order in September. He is appealing that decision.
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