Tuesday, August 19, 2014

How Do You Go About Holding A Same Sex Legal Marriage

By Linda Ruiz


Everyone values marriage as a key step in their life. This is due to the effect it has in both private and public spheres of life. It becomes all complicated if it has to be a same sex legal marriage. This type of union is difficult in light of the controversies it faces.

To start with, everyone has an opinion about gay and lesbian nuptials. Those in favor claim that it is a basic human right for one to choose their life long partner of their choice. Those who do not favor suggest that is a complete change to the family institution based on religion and morality. Irrespective of this, the modern society has increasingly made same sex couple more acceptable. In view of this trend, most people say that legalization of gay unions is not a matter of if but when.

Unions between people of similar gender are only accepted in some parts of the world. Others completely abolish them while others play the safe card by not supporting or condemning them. In United States of America, some of the states legalized these nuptials through votes, legislation and also court rulings. Some other states have completely abolished them in their statutes and constitutions.

In other states it is somewhat acceptable to marry a person of your gender. This is under the umbrella of civil unions and domestic partnerships. This is a type of legal frame work that seeks to protect same gender couples though not offering the full benefits of a union. For this reason, the gay and lesbian community have strongly opposed them claiming that it is denying these people rights and treating them as second class citizens.

When you want to get married to a person of your gender then it is important to get into a state or country that recognizes them. The process of marriage is then easy and requires you to first apply for a license for a civil marriage from a court or city hall. If the religion you practice allows you to get married to your partner then the wedding can be held in a religious set up. Remember you all must be eligible in accordance to the law by being over eighteen years and not have blood relations.

After this you need to submit a license application form and also pay a processing fee. After a few days mostly three days you receive a license and then solemnize the nuptials by holding a ceremony. After the wedding, the person who conducted it will sign the license and send it back to where it was issued. This is after indicating the time and place where the ceremony was carried out.

Not residing in same country as your place of marriage raises problems. This is because the local government does not see you as legally married individuals. In some instances you may actually be breaking the law. It is also difficult to get divorce if for some reason you need to.

There are countless legal problems that same sex couples face. One of them is that they cannot adopt children where the state does not tolerate same sex parents. For all these reasons, it is very beneficial to talk to a lawyer before, during and even after a same gender matrimony to know your legal provisions.




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