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Hi, my fiance is stationed overseas in Japan, at an Air Force base. We are trying to get married, but I am still here in the states, in the state of Michigan t be exact. We are trying to find any information or any help on how to go about getting married while she is still stationed overseas on active duty and has a year and a half left in Japan. Would I be able to go down to the courts here in MI and sign a marriage license, tell them that she is in the military overseas and have the license mailed to her then she signs it and it gets mailed back to the courts? We are not sure at all how this process goes and we would be very appreciative if someone, anyone, could help us out with this! Is i even possible for us to get married while she is still stationed in Japan???
Please and thank you to anyone in advance! Any help or advice is needed and necessary
1. You go over there and get married.
2. She comes over here and gets married.
3. Just wait until she is stationed back here and get married.
Why such a huge rush to get married, to the point of doing it by mail?
Perhaps marriage before she got deployed would have been better?
Well of course. There are no coincidences -Jack Reacher. The old Spider Sense says the o.p. is being let down gently by his betrothed. Or her betrothed... I could be way, way, way off but the o.p. does not write like a 'dude'. Either way I don't see wedding bells. Hear wedding bells that is. O.p. you don't need an attorney. You need a magician. I'm serious. There isn't anything an attorney can do that you can't do a whole lot cheaper. We're all missing something here. Something key. Something that only you can know. You and her. It's not really fair to come on here with half the story, half the facts and to hope that we can give you all the answers.
This story sounds sketchy (on her end). I'm in the military too and, in general, when the spouse is away, the member will play. LOTS of cheating going on in the military. Watch yourself, OP.
Well of course. There are no coincidences -Jack Reacher. The old Spider Sense says the o.p. is being let down gently by his betrothed. Or her betrothed... I could be way, way, way off but the o.p. does not write like a 'dude'. Either way I don't see wedding bells. Hear wedding bells that is. O.p. you don't need an attorney. You need a magician. I'm serious. There isn't anything an attorney can do that you can't do a whole lot cheaper. We're all missing something here. Something key. Something that only you can know. You and her. It's not really fair to come on here with half the story, half the facts and to hope that we can give you all the answers.
This story sounds sketchy (on her end). I'm in the military too and, in general, when the spouse is away, the member will play. LOTS of cheating going on in the military. Watch yourself, OP.
You're going to need your fiancee present to get hitched, sorry. If her leave absolutely cannot be arranged in a way that suits your needs, you'll have to wait until her tour is through and she is back. I don't know how it works to have a same-sex marriage performed in another country, even on a U.S. military base; I'm not up on the most recent legalities, so you'd have to look into that and if there are any complications to that before deciding to go there and do it. Also, there is nothing preventing your fiancee from looking into these things, herself, as well, so I'm not sure why it is that you're being tasked with getting it all figured out. When you say you've been engaged a long time, how long are we talking?
I'm a civilian married to a military member, as well...arranging family things can be complicated, and the needs of the military come first. It's just the way it is, and a reality you have to accept if you're choosing to enter into the lifestyle as a spouse.
The Air Force is a pretty well run operation so she just needs to ask her personnel dept. When I was in Japan married people had to get their dependents "command sponsership" i.e. a bit of paperwork. I think if you get approved she will have to stay overseas an additional year. At least that is how the Navy did it when I was stationed in Japan.
I didn't realize Michigan had legalized same-sex marriage. As to the posters suggesting you go to Japan to get married, I wonder if the US Embassy would even marry you. It's not legal in every state of the US. You might want to check into that.
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