Full question:
My wife and I got married a month back in Tennessee. Last week I found that my wife’s nickname is used in our marriage license. Will this invalidate our marriage?
- Category: Marriage
- Subcategory: License
- Date:
- State: Tennessee
Answer:
In Tennessee, any marriage between persons to whom license is issued, is valid and the issue is declared legitimate, although the nickname of the party has been used in the license, if the parties have consummated the marriage by cohabitation and can be identified as the persons between whom such marriage was solemnized.This is stated in Tenn. Code. Ann. §36-3-307. It states:
“Any marriage that may have been or may be celebrated between persons, by license regularly issued, is valid, and the issue thereof is declared legitimate, although the baptismal name of either party may be omitted in the license, or a nickname be used instead thereof; provided, that the parties have consummated the marriage by cohabitation, and can be identified as the persons between whom such marriage was solemnized.”
Therefore, your wife’s nickname in the marriage certificate may not invalidate your marriage. This content is for informational purposes only and is not legal advice. Legal statutes mentioned reflect the law at the time the content was written and may no longer be current. Always verify the latest version of the law before relying on it.
