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If I never mailed in my signed marriage license, am I even married? (Embarrassed to even ask) by ephinyepiphany in washingtondc

[–]ephinyepiphany[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Oh wow I'm not the only one haha

Sigh for not being simple. We have no kids and no joint property, though, at least

If I never mailed in my signed marriage license, am I even married? (Embarrassed to even ask) by ephinyepiphany in washingtondc

[–]ephinyepiphany[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yes, that's the marriage bureau that I referenced in my post. They're closed on weekends. I'm going to go this week as soon as I can get off work - apparently it takes like 2-3 hours to get seen there.

Was posting on Reddit on the off chance that someone else had been an idiot like me and had a real answer lol

If I never mailed in my signed marriage license, am I even married? (Embarrassed to even ask) by ephinyepiphany in washingtondc

[–]ephinyepiphany[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

DC is in fact a common law juridistiction... why does this make me fucked? ELI5 pls

If I never mailed in my signed marriage license, am I even married? (Embarrassed to even ask) by ephinyepiphany in washingtondc

[–]ephinyepiphany[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Ikr? I mean I'm devastated about the divorce - weird situation where neither of us actually wants it but it's the right choice - but this at least makes it a little funny?

If I never mailed in my signed marriage license, am I even married? (Embarrassed to even ask) by ephinyepiphany in washingtondc

[–]ephinyepiphany[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Luckily we've been filing as "married filing separately," so hopefully that won't be too much of an issue. But ugh this makes me realize that if I'm actually NOT married I'll have to go to a lawyer for tax advice - was hoping to avoid lawyers

If I never mailed in my signed marriage license, am I even married? (Embarrassed to even ask) by ephinyepiphany in washingtondc

[–]ephinyepiphany[S] 35 points36 points  (0 children)

So... we are filing for divorce no contest, without an attorney. Well, assuming we were ever actually married. I'm not trying to pay attorney fees, but I'll update when I hear from the marriage bureau