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Originally Posted by Esaias
If the state intervenes in a marriage (such as in a divorce, custody issue, CPS, etc), it never points to the marriag license as a contract granting the state anything it doesn't already claim. The marriage license is a revenue stream, while also providing a guarantee that the proposed marriage will be recognized by the state as valid (within reason).
Not having a license confers no benefit to the couple except in their own mind/conscience. There is no legal proceeding whereby a couple or individual can say "I have no marriage license" as an estoppel to state actions or authority.
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The couple can have their own contract concerning property as they could with a contract with the government (pre-nup).
What are we to do without the hammer of authority in our lives?
The state cannot claim jurisdiction over the dividing of property.