Queer Musings

Utah Court to Rule on Straight Couple's Marriage

A Mormon couple are now waiting to see if the Utah State Supreme Court is going to say their marriage was valid or not.

Neldon and Ina Johnson had filed for divorce after a 35-year relationship in which they shared insurance policies and joint tax filings, according to the Deseret News.

However, during divorce proceedings it was revealed that they were never actually married. Since they split in 2001, Ina Jo hnson claims that she is still owed alimony, while Neldon counters she is ineligible because their marriage was never valid. Court papers show they claimed to be married in Arizona in 1964, and then had their marriage blessed at a Mormon temple in Manti, Utah, in 1965.

They never had to provide a marriage license when having the marriage blessed at the Mormon temple.

Looking at Wikipedia it doesn't look like Arizona recognizes common-law marriages. If that's truly the case, I don't see how the court can say that their marriage was legal. Just because you had the religious ceremony doesn't mean you're married if you don't have that lovely piece of paper from the state.

via www.advocate.com

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