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Quickbro1532.
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RRapidthinker7254
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March 21, 2025 at 10:14 amI got married according to Muslim rites on 26th August, and our Special Marriage Act appointment was on 31st August. However, after an investigation by a lawyer, it was concluded that our court marriage is invalid because we were already married. The lawyer advised that we should now register our marriage under Muslim law. Does anyone know the process for this? Also, do both parties need to be present in person? -
SSilentseeker4914
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March 21, 2025 at 10:18 amyes both parties have to be present in person along with witnesses -
QQuickbro1532
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March 21, 2025 at 11:04 amI think you can marry again in SMA. you can have a agreement that in case of dispute, SMA will prevail.
I saw few couples, already married, marrying again in SMA.-
RRapidthinker7254
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March 21, 2025 at 12:18 pmUnfortunately the German embassy did a investigation and said itβs not valid since we were already married.-
QQuickbro1532
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March 21, 2025 at 1:31 pmWait, in Germany, you can directly go to municipality and submit the apostille marriage certificate. If they say , they will consider first marriage date, it shouldn’t be issue.I don’t know your state but you can approach local municipal office, they will do it within a day(if bribed, immediately) .
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RRapidthinker7254
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March 21, 2025 at 2:19 pmOkay thank you π how much is a okay bribe to pay? (Sry I have no idea about all this)-
QQuickbro1532
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March 21, 2025 at 2:23 pmJust ask the guy, I don’t live in India, but last time I visited India, rates were around 500 INR
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NNamitpanther188
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March 21, 2025 at 11:47 amYou need to register your marriage with the local municipal office by showing marriage proof- nikah nama, wedding photos , invitation card and 3 witnesses need to be present along with both of you.Your lawyer is right, as for SMA you both need to be unmarried and will need to not disclose about your nikah. Also if you register under SMA that invalidates your nikah in the sense that legally you will be governed under SMA for divorce and not by Mohammedan law. If you want to remain governed by Muslim law then you should register it with the local municipal office.
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RRapidthinker7254
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March 21, 2025 at 12:16 pmThank you a lot. Do we need to wait the 30 days of notice again to register it under SMA again?-
NNamitpanther188
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March 21, 2025 at 12:18 pmYes , if you want to register under SMA you will need to give 30 days notice
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