Michigan Ordination Laws for Marriages Marriages may be performed by: Federal, probate, district, and municipal judges. District court magistrates, in their court area. Mayors, in their city.
One or both applicants must appear in-person to apply for the marriage license. If only one applicant is present, they must have all items listed below for both persons. The following is required of both persons at the time of application (Photocopies or pictures on a cellphone are acceptable):
(1) An individual who is 18 years of age or older may contract marriage. As proof of age, the individual who intends to be married, in addition to the statement of age in the application, when requested by the county clerk, must submit a birth certificate or other proof of age.
(1) When an individual desires to keep the exact date of his or her marriage to an individual of the opposite sex a secret, the probate judge may issue, without publicity, a marriage license to any individual making application, under oath, if there is good reason expressed in the application and determined to be ...
Confidential marriage license means random people can't look you up to see if you are married. I think this is good - more privacy.
In order for the ceremony to be legal, it must be performed by an ordained minister, magistrate, judge, or mayor of a city in Michigan. The marriage ceremony must include at least two witnesses in addition to the person performing the ceremony.
A clandestine marriage is when two people get married in secret, without following all the legal requirements. This can happen if they don't want anyone to know they got married or if they can't legally get married for some reason.
(1) When an individual desires to keep the exact date of his or her marriage to an individual of the opposite sex a secret, the probate judge may issue, without publicity, a marriage license to any individual making application, under oath, if there is good reason expressed in the application and determined to be ...
You can't really get married without government involvement. Marriage is a legal arrangement, and therefore ultimately the responsibility of the government to regulate.