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WEDDINGS SPECIAL REPORT: Spouses-to-be should get their regulatory ducks in a row before wedding

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0709weddingR.jpg photo courtesy of Brandon and Ryan Panaligan Ryan Panaligan, left, and Brandon Panaligan pose on an outcrop at the side of the Ingraham Trail while wearing the Game of Thrones costumes they chose for their wedding. The couple travelled all the way to Yellowknife from West Hollywood, Calif., to exchange vows of matrimony.

Weddings can be grand occasions, or they can even be spur-of-the-moment, but those looking to get married should know that thereSA国际影视传媒檚 more required of them than just saying SA国际影视传媒淚 do.SA国际影视传媒

There are marriage licence issuers in communities all across the territory and brides or grooms-to-be must first make an appointment with them and get their documentation in order.

SA国际影视传媒淚f I'm dealing with a client and they're saying, you know, I want to get a marriage license, I would advise them to email me as there is certain information that I need from them,SA国际影视传媒 said Jenetta Day, a marriage licence issuer in Inuvik.

SA国际影视传媒淪o, I'd need to know their full names at birth, places of birth, their dates of birth, the names of their parents and the places of birth for their parents. If either party was married before, we would need a divorce certificate.SA国际影视传媒

Day said that last item is one that people commonly have trouble with. Marriage licence issuers require a divorce certificate, which is not the same thing as the divorce judgment document SA国际影视传媒 the two are easily and commonly confused.

SA国际影视传媒淭he divorce certificate is generally issued after the divorce has been finalized,SA国际影视传媒 said Day.

If one of the parties to the wedding had previously been married but their spouse had died, a death certificate would need to be produced as well.

If all the documentation is in order, a marriage licence can be processed and issued the day the couple meets with the issuer.

ThereSA国际影视传媒檚 also a $65 fee.

Keener couples shouldnSA国际影视传媒檛 get their licence too far in advance, though. The document is only good for three months, less a day, and then the couple would have to go through the process again.

Licence in hand, the couple can then go to a registered cleric or marriage commissioner. The key word here is registered and that registration has to be with the GNWT.

Day said some couples prefer to have SA国际影视传媒渟omeone special in their livesSA国际影视传媒 officiate their wedding, and this can happen with planning. They can work with a licence issuer behind the scenes to have that person approved and trained to be a temporary marriage commissioner.

Day said sheSA国际影视传媒檚 found the role to be rewarding, and one of the more positive government appointments available.

SA国际影视传媒淚t's always a good thing to be a part of someone's happy days,SA国际影视传媒 she said.





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