The Huron Expositor, 1994-02-23, Page 29Rules for getting married in Ontario
Getting legally married
involves a lot more than just
saying 1 do' at the altar. One
often overlooked, but very
necessary task is that of
obtaining a marriage licence.
To help make the
wedding plans go just a little
smoother, here's a list of the
requirements for tying the knot.
V Anyone who is 18
years of age or older and meets
with the requirements of the
Prohibited Degrees of Affinity
and Consanguinity (the blood
relationships between relatives
who are disallowed to marry),
may obtain a licence or be
married under the authority of
the publication of banns.
• A minor, 16 to 18
years of age, may be married if
he or she obtains the necessary
written consent on the form
Consent of Parent or Guardian
to Marriage. (A judge may use
his discretion and waive this
fount itthe case is presented to
him.)
V Those who are under
the influence of intoxicating
liquor or drugs, and those who
are mentally ill, will not be
granted licence to marry or have
a marriage solemnized.
ACQUIRING A LICENCE
♦ Marriage licences may
be issued by the clerk of any
city, town, village, or
municipality at a cost of $50.
V If both the bride -and -
groom -to -be are Native
Canadians living on a Reserve or
Crown Land in Ontario, no fee
is charged for a licence, but a
special affidavit must be signed
by one of the partners.
♦ Necessary documents
for obtaining a licence are: birth
certificate or passport, and if
previously married, the original,
or notarized, copy of the divorce
certificate or annulment
certificate.
V If both partners do
not go to get the licence, one
partner must produce the birth
certificate or the passport of the
absent partner. A special
Affidavit of Age form can also
be obtained and taken to be
signed by the absent partner if a
birth certificate or passport is
not available.
1► An applicant whose
spouse is assumed to be dead
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PUBLICATION OF BANNS
♦ In Ontario, parties
planning to marry have the
choice between obtaining a
marriage licence or having a
publication of banns proclaimed
in their place of religious
worship.
♦ The intention to
marry must be announce openly
in an audible voice by the
minister during divine service.
• Conditions placed
upon publication of the banns
are that both partners must be in
the habit of attending worship at
the same church, or, if they both
regularly attend different
churches, the announcement
must be made at both churches:
V A person who is
divorced or has had a previous
marriage annulled is not eligible
for publication of the banns and
must purchase a licence.
TIME LIMRATIONS
♦ A marriage cannot be
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