Goin’ to the Tax Court and we’re gonna get married…

January 23, 2008

As if the U.S. Tax Court didn’t have enough power already, some Maryland lawmakers want to add its judges to the list of those who can perform marriage ceremonies here. A hearing on the House Bill 130, co-sponsored by Delegates Frank M. Conaway Jr. and Joseph F. Vallario Jr., will be held this Thursday.

Currently, the only federal judges authorized to perform ceremonies in Maryland are U.S. District and Appeals Court judges.

What do you think prompted these delegates to introduce this bill? Are we experiencing a shortage of judges who can (or are willing to) perform marriage ceremonies in Maryland?

Are people afraid of getting married by Internet-ordained ministers after an October ruling by a Pennsylvania judge that such marriages are invalid?

CHRISTINA DORAN, Assistant Legal Affairs Editor

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