A long time ago, a friend of mine eloped with his girl, and the two of them came back, claiming, they were married to each other. They started to live together, and were quite happy with each other, but after a while, something happened to crack their great life.
Another man came in, and he claimed that my friend's girl was married to him.
This man, very clever and also extremely sly, told that he had marriage records to prove it. My friend took one look at them, and realized they were documents which were official and thus, legal. Within a matter of hours, he had pried the story of an unhappily married woman out of his "wife", who claimed that she had run away to escape her manipulative husband. However, in the end, the husband of my friend's "wife" was favoured by the law greatly, and the woman he had married was accused of bigamy. Though she had just perhaps run from her unbearable situation, the blame went to her. This slightly elaborate story, so common about many people, is a glaring example, of why we need marriage records.
In the past, our grandfathers and forefathers would be married in the church, sign the marriage certificate, and have a proper record of their marriage. However, in a huge number of cultures, registration before marriage is not very common. The people marry each other at a local temple, and the only proof of marriage would be a huge number of pictures to prove the bond. In case any party would ever seek a divorce, they could do it with difficulty, as without marriage records, the court does not recognize a marriage. So technically, these people might have just been "living together" even though they were married for a very long time.
When you look at the numerous religions which do not have the system of marriage records, you must know that a lot of extra altercations have to be undergone while a couple, married, would have to obtain divorce, or undergo a separation. Similarly, in case of property disputes, it is important to the person concerned to have inheritance issues if there are no properly delineated marriage records or certificates, making the entire issue a long and tedious one. So, obtaining a set of such records would be a good thing to do, for your own benefit in the future.
Another man came in, and he claimed that my friend's girl was married to him.
This man, very clever and also extremely sly, told that he had marriage records to prove it. My friend took one look at them, and realized they were documents which were official and thus, legal. Within a matter of hours, he had pried the story of an unhappily married woman out of his "wife", who claimed that she had run away to escape her manipulative husband. However, in the end, the husband of my friend's "wife" was favoured by the law greatly, and the woman he had married was accused of bigamy. Though she had just perhaps run from her unbearable situation, the blame went to her. This slightly elaborate story, so common about many people, is a glaring example, of why we need marriage records.
In the past, our grandfathers and forefathers would be married in the church, sign the marriage certificate, and have a proper record of their marriage. However, in a huge number of cultures, registration before marriage is not very common. The people marry each other at a local temple, and the only proof of marriage would be a huge number of pictures to prove the bond. In case any party would ever seek a divorce, they could do it with difficulty, as without marriage records, the court does not recognize a marriage. So technically, these people might have just been "living together" even though they were married for a very long time.
When you look at the numerous religions which do not have the system of marriage records, you must know that a lot of extra altercations have to be undergone while a couple, married, would have to obtain divorce, or undergo a separation. Similarly, in case of property disputes, it is important to the person concerned to have inheritance issues if there are no properly delineated marriage records or certificates, making the entire issue a long and tedious one. So, obtaining a set of such records would be a good thing to do, for your own benefit in the future.
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