You meet your special someone, get to know each other, fall in love, and on one special day, you decide to get hitched! Simple, ain't it? Well, not in some parts of the world! Just recently, we conducted a marathon finding some of the dumbest or weirdest laws that ever existed, or are still in force, in different parts of the world. After leafing through myriad laws, we chanced upon certain marriage and wedding laws, which proved to be the clear winner; these laws just keep getting weirder and weirder.
The marriage laws presented in this article are solely meant for the entertainment of the reader. This article, in no way, encourages the reader to execute any of these laws in court, without getting them verified by an attorney.
Reaching in time for the marriage is the foremost duty for the soon-to-be-wed couples. But, if you happen to live in California, Colorado, Texas, or Montana, and are in the armed forces, then you just have to get a good friend of yours (called a 'proxy') who can stand in for you. This is called a proxy marriage. While in California, Colorado, and Texas, either the bride or the groom can be represented by a proxy, Montana is the only state which allows the bride and the groom to be each represented by another person (double proxy marriage).
This is how it goes...
Strike 1 - You meet a guy in college, you fall in love, and you decide to get hitched. Then after some time, the guy turns out to be a jerk, and you file for divorce.
Strike 2 - You meet the same guy after a few years. You feel he is more mature and sensible now. You fall for him again, start dating, and think of giving it one more shot, only to realize that he is worse than before. Divorced again!
Strike 3 - Life is not easy, but it can be funny. The man calls you and somehow makes you gulp the third-time's-the-charm pill. Married again! History repeats, and separation follows.
OUT! - Phew! Now, if at this stage you realize that you cannot really get over your ex, and somehow convince yourself to try one last (like the really, really, really last) time, then this is where the law steps in. In Kentucky, it is illegal to marry the same man four times. Well, someone needs to stop the madness, right?
You meet your special someone, get to know each other, fall in love, and on one special day, you decide to get hitched! Simple, ain't it? Well, not in some parts of the world! Just recently, we conducted a marathon finding some of the dumbest or weirdest laws that ever existed, or are still in force, in different parts of the world. After leafing through myriad laws, we chanced upon certain marriage and wedding laws, which proved to be the clear winner; these laws just keep getting weirder and weirder.
The marriage laws presented in this article are solely meant for the entertainment of the reader. This article, in no way, encourages the reader to execute any of these laws in court, without getting them verified by an attorney.
Reaching in time for the marriage is the foremost duty for the soon-to-be-wed couples. But, if you happen to live in California, Colorado, Texas, or Montana, and are in the armed forces, then you just have to get a good friend of yours (called a 'proxy') who can stand in for you. This is called a proxy marriage. While in California, Colorado, and Texas, either the bride or the groom can be represented by a proxy, Montana is the only state which allows the bride and the groom to be each represented by another person (double proxy marriage).This is how it goes...
Strike 1 - You meet a guy in college, you fall in love, and you decide to get hitched. Then after some time, the guy turns out to be a jerk, and you file for divorce.
Strike 2 - You meet the same guy after a few years. You feel he is more mature and sensible now. You fall for him again, start dating, and think of giving it one more shot, only to realize that he is worse than before. Divorced again!
Strike 3 - Life is not easy, but it can be funny. The man calls you and somehow makes you gulp the third-time's-the-charm pill. Married again! History repeats, and separation follows.
OUT! - Phew! Now, if at this stage you realize that you cannot really get over your ex, and somehow convince yourself to try one last (like the really, really, really last) time, then this is where the law steps in. In Kentucky, it is illegal to marry the same man four times. Well, someone needs to stop the madness, right?
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