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Venita Manning Civil Celebrant |
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Legal Things the law says you must do Before you can marry, the law requires that you sign and lodge with your Marriage Celebrant a completed Notice of Intended Marriage. You and your partner must be over 18, and free to marry. That means that if you have been previously married and divorced, or widowed, you must provide evidence to confirm to your Celebrant that you are free to marry. Under Australian law, marriage of any person under 18 without a judge's or a magistrate's order is invalid. As well, under no circumstances can two people under 18 marry. According to the Marriage Act 1963, the Notice of Intended Marriage or NOIM must be lodged with your Celebrant at the least one month and one day before the wedding, and no more than 18 months before the planned ceremony. Both parties must provide evidence of identification, which, for Australian citizens includes . A birth certificate or . Certified extract Where either party has previously been married, a copy of the Final Decree, Decree Absolute or Death Certificate of the previous partner must be shown. The original documents must be supplied before I can conduct a wedding. If you have problems with supplying these documents, I can assist with requests to the relevant Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages, as well as with accessing documents from overseas Registrars. When you book your ceremony, I will give you the Notice of Intended Marriage and will help you to complete the forms required by law. After the marriage couples must obtain their own Registered Marriage Certificate from Births Deaths and Marriages. If you live in or near Brisbane, you can apply at the office at 110 George Street, Brisbane or download the application for Marriage Certificate off their website.
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