Wiles v. Pratt
Melinda Julie LaMere and Gary Alan Wiles were married in April 2012. They did not, either before or after their marriage ceremony, obtain a marriage license. LaMere died less than a month after the wedding ceremony. Wiles filed a petition to establish the fact, date, and place of the marriage. The trial court denied the petition, and Wiles appeals.
We conclude California law mandates issuance of a marriage license, as well as consent of the parties and solemnization, in order to have a valid marriage. Lacking a marriage license, the marriage of LaMere and Wiles was not valid. We therefore affirm.
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