Post by Logan on Apr 22, 2016 0:40:24 GMT -6
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota's five-day wait for a marriage license, a law which dates back to the Great Depression, could soon be a thing of the past.
The state is only one of two that make couples wait so long between applying for a license and receiving one. The only way to avoid the wait in Minnesota is to get a judge to sign a waiver.
Hennepin County auditor and treasurer Mark Chapin said the law first appeared in Minnesota in 1931, the St. Paul Pioneer Press (http://bit.ly/1VEPpsN ) reported.
"During the Great Depression, there was a lot of concern about whether people could support each other and support their children," Chapin said. The wait may have given the engaged enough pause to confirm that support.
Read more: www.mankatofreepress.com/news/local_news/minnesota-s--day-wait-for-marriage-license-could-end/article_d6e7cb41-988a-53fc-b3b1-ec7612465846.html
The state is only one of two that make couples wait so long between applying for a license and receiving one. The only way to avoid the wait in Minnesota is to get a judge to sign a waiver.
Hennepin County auditor and treasurer Mark Chapin said the law first appeared in Minnesota in 1931, the St. Paul Pioneer Press (http://bit.ly/1VEPpsN ) reported.
"During the Great Depression, there was a lot of concern about whether people could support each other and support their children," Chapin said. The wait may have given the engaged enough pause to confirm that support.
Read more: www.mankatofreepress.com/news/local_news/minnesota-s--day-wait-for-marriage-license-could-end/article_d6e7cb41-988a-53fc-b3b1-ec7612465846.html