Estranged husband died I am not on death certificate can I get remarried
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Estranged husband died I am not on death certificate can I get remarried
I got married in 2002 we split up in 2005 but he always gave me the run around on
getting a divorce he would ‘forget’ to sign the papers or whatever. He was killed
in February of this year and his family who has had nothing to do with him until
a few months before his death listed him as Never Married on his DC it was hard
to get a copy but it finally came in. I want to get married again my question is
do I have to be listed on his DC to get remarried or can I even be added on?
Asked on September 13, 2017 under Family Law, Tennessee
Answers:
M.T.G., Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 6 years ago | Contributor
I am so sorry. I would try and file an amended Death Certificate listing you as the spouse on same and re-file it with the correct vital records bureau in the state and county in which he died. I would send in a copy of your marriage license and send either an affidavit or a letter that has been notarized (that is considered a sworn statement) that you wee never divorced and that you are his surviving spouse and you wish to amned the death certificate to reflect the corrected information. Then move on with your life. Good luck.
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