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To: Ilaine who wrote (13540)	10/23/2003 10:26:31 PM
From: Neeka	Read Replies (3) of 793578

during genealogy research have noticed that people didn't get marriage licenses in the past. It appears to be a 20th century phenomenon. If so, can it truly be said that it is traditional for the state to regulate marriages? Seems to me that the regulations used to come from the churches. I have wondered the same thing and I haven't done in depth research on state regs re marriage either, but I have also grown up with the impression that marriage was a church sanctioned institution long before it was ever a state regulated institution. If I ever get the time.....or inclination......I will do the research. M

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