Marriage Registration Certificate
Contents: What is a Marriage Certificate and Why is it Needed? A Marriage Certificate (sometimes: marriage license ) is an official statement that two people are married . In most jurisdictions, a marriage certificate is issued by a government official only after the civil registration of the marriage. In all jurisdictions, in the India, a marriage certificate is the official record that two people have undertaken a marriage ceremony. This marriage can be registered either where husband resides or where marriage has been solemnized. In other countries, a marriage license serves a dual purpose of granting permission for a marriage to take place and then endorsing the same document to record the fact that the marriage has been performed. A marriage certificate may be required for a number of reasons. It may be required as evidence of change of a party's name, on issues of legitimacy of a child, during divorce proceedings, or as ...