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Living in ROI getting married in NI - confused on legal issues

  • 22-11-2012 1:02pm
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    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 672 ✭✭✭


    So myself and my H2B are getting married in Nov. I am from Northern Ireland but now live with my OH (who is from the south) in the house we purchased last year in Meath. I also work in Dublin.

    We will be getting married in my home parish in the north so my question is who do we contact for the civil registration of marriage? The Registrar in ROI or in NI or both?

    Thanks!


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 8,411 ✭✭✭ABajaninCork


    You need to see the Registrar in the parish where you'll be getting married. In other words, in the UK.

    See here. If you're marrying in a Catholic ceremony, then you need to make sure the priest is also a registrar. Otherwise, you'll have to pay for one to attend.

    Have you spoken to the PP in your home parish yet?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,984 ✭✭✭✭Peregrinus


    Yup. The law of the place where the marriage will be celebrated is what matters. The Republic will recognise as valid a marriage celebrated in NI provided the marriage is recognised as valid in NI.

    Talk to the priest or minister who will be celebrating your marriage in NI. He'll know what you have to do with regard to civil requirements.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 672 ✭✭✭Ms Tootsie


    Thanks for the replies! It is a Catholic ceremony and we have a priest performing it for us. Although he is not the parish priest of the area, we have to share our priest with the neighbouring parish so I asked a priest I work with to officiate.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 8,411 ✭✭✭ABajaninCork


    kaza2710 wrote: »
    Thanks for the replies! It is a Catholic ceremony and we have a priest performing it for us. Although he is not the parish priest of the area, we have to share our priest with the neighbouring parish so I asked a priest I work with to officiate.

    Is the priest you asked in the RoI? If that's the case, then he'll need to be accredited by the bishop in your home parish to marry you. And you'll have to get a registrar.

    I know this because I wanted my English PP to marry us here in Ireland. Wasn't possible unless we jumped through loads of hoops, so my husband's PP did the honours (assisted by my deacon).


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 672 ✭✭✭Ms Tootsie


    The priest is actually from ROI - I work with him and thought it would be nice to have a priest who knows us well actually officiate.

    So do I need to write to my own bishop or something?

    Such a confusing load of stuff to get through for something that should be simple and straight forward :rolleyes:


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 8,411 ✭✭✭ABajaninCork


    AFAIK, you need to ask your priest to get the wheels in motion to get permission from his own bishop as well as your home one.

    You need to speak to the priest at the NI end and find out exactly what is required. Don't forget you need to organise a registrar as well. so you need to speak to the council as well.


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