In Florida, if a marriage license in not recorded, is the marriage legal?

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   Jacob J Linhart

   Lake Worth Litigation Lawyer

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   Answered August 05, 2010 15:27. If the marriage license is not recorded then it expires and there is no official record of the marriage.
   
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   Brent Allan Rose

   Tampa Family Law Attorney

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   Answered August 06, 2010 06:47. The license must be filed with the clerk after being notarized for the couple to be legally married under Florida law.

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