IC 31-11-6-1This means that anyone ordained online or otherwise is legally qualified to perform the ceremony in Indiana. Apparently in some states it's not legal unless this individual also has their own congregation, but luckily Indiana is not one of them.
Persons authorized to solemnize marriages
Sec. 1. Marriages may be solemnized by any of the following:
(1) A member of the clergy of a religious organization (even if the cleric does not perform religious functions for an individual congregation), such as a minister of the gospel, a priest, a bishop, an archbishop, or a rabbi.
Indiana does, however, require blood tests to make sure the couple is not related (now that's a test you want to pass). The exception: cousins 65 years and older can legally marry in Indiana. Oh my...
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Well, Indiana is quite close to Kentucky, which I can understand, but oddly enough I didn't understand the whole blood test thing. Interesting...
interesting post!
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