Dear Michelle:
Greetings. Wow…when I first read this post, my initial reaction was “yes, it’s valid,” but since I had no law to back that up, I had to do some research. The research sent me back to cases from the 1890s which finally gave me the information I needed. If you have a valid marriage in a foreign country, then North Carolina will look to see if the marriage was valid under the laws where you married and if it is within our laws here. So, as long as your marriage does not violate our basic laws on marriage (for example, as long as you are not a second wife in a polygamous marriage), yes, your marriage should be valid here in North Carolina. Best of luck.
Janet L. Fritts
Attorney with Rosen Divorce
4101 Lake Boone Trail, Suite 500
Raleigh, North Carolina 27607
RosenDivorcecom
919-787-6668
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