Getting Married In Australia: Legal Requirements

All the Melbourne marriage celebrants will tell that it is a requisite of the law to do a number of things before getting married in Australia. These obligations are not necessitated by the civil celebrants from Melbourne; rather, it is a government requirement. Your Melbourne celebrant will, however, help you fulfil all of them.
The first step is to give a written notice of the intent of marriage, one month in advance. This should be initialized by the bride and the groom and witnessed by recognized personnel; usually a celebrant, judge or a police officer. You have to avail a proof of your birth by providing your birth certificate or a government issued identification document. This will as well suffice to prove your identity.
It is also obligatory that you provide a proof that your last marriage is legally terminated. Provide a valid divorce certificate from your previous marriage or death certificate of your deceased spouse. On the wedding day, you must also accompany with you more than two legal adults as your witnesses. At some instances, you might also be required to file a statutory declaration in case some details cannot be verifiable. Lying in a statutory declaration is punishable by jail time.
After all these are said and done, during the marriage ceremony, there are certain legal key phrases that have to be heard coming from the mouths of the couple and the celebrant.
• Full Legal Names – The names of the couple, as they appear on the legal identification documents must be mentioned. The choice depends on the style of celebrant. The celebrant may ensure that the man and wife say each other’s names in the legal sentence, or he or she will ensure that they are in his or her speech.
• The Legal Sentence – This statement is designed to include everyone in the congregation as a witness to the union. The words ‘marry you’ must be said.
• Celebrant’s responsibility – The celebrant must say their name and affirm that he/she has been authorized, by the Attorney General’s office, to solemnize a marriage. It is also the celebrant’s responsibility to remind the couple that they have entered into the marriage voluntarily and what is required of them in a relationship.
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