Can you be married without being physically present at the ceremony?
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Can you be married without being physically present at the ceremony?
My boyfriend lives in VA; I live in CO. We would like to legally get married. I do not know the laws in each of our states. Can we just sign the marriage license without physically being together to do so?
Asked on July 14, 2011 under Family Law, Colorado
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Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
Some States in this country allow a marriage by proxy provided that there is a valid marriage license between the two people who want to get married where the civil or religious ceremony is conducted where both parties are not physically present with each other.
An example of a proxy marriage is when one of the soon to be spouses is in the military and oversees or out of the State where the other person to be married is located.
You would have to check out the laws of the States where the person conducting the marriage ceremony is located to see if a proxy marriage is allowed or not. Maybe asking the person who you want to conduct the ceremony will help send in the right direction for a more definitive answer to your question.
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