American/French marriage

[hopeful1 0]

My wife and I were marrried in Las Vegas last December, but she has not declared it yet in France. She is recoognized as my wife here, but what about in her home country of France? Is there something special that I or she needs to do for our marriage to be recognized there?

I was able to claim her on my 2006 taxes that I filed through the IRS office in France. Regarding her French taxes, she is in the process of filling her 2006 taxes, and I am wondering what, if any, my tax burden will be, even if I did not earn any money in France, but we were married in 2006.

Have any of you encountered this in your own relationships?

[pushbrk 12,906]

My wife and I were marrried in Las Vegas last December, but she has not declared it yet in France. She is recoognized as my wife here, but what about in her home country of France? Is there something special that I or she needs to do for our marriage to be recognized there?

I was able to claim her on my 2006 taxes that I filed through the IRS office in France. Regarding her French taxes, she is in the process of filling her 2006 taxes, and I am wondering what, if any, my tax burden will be, even if I did not earn any money in France, but we were married in 2006.

Have any of you encountered this in your own relationships?

Married is married. As long as it is a man and a woman, marriages are recognized pretty much everywhere.

Think about it for a minute. If two US Citizens marry in Las Vegas and move to France, are they married? The same answer goes for couples of mixed citizenship. A little common sense goes a long way in this process.

[hopeful1 0]

My wife and I were marrried in Las Vegas last December, but she has not declared it yet in France. She is recoognized as my wife here, but what about in her home country of France? Is there something special that I or she needs to do for our marriage to be recognized there?

I was able to claim her on my 2006 taxes that I filed through the IRS office in France. Regarding her French taxes, she is in the process of filling her 2006 taxes, and I am wondering what, if any, my tax burden will be, even if I did not earn any money in France, but we were married in 2006.

Have any of you encountered this in your own relationships?

Married is married. As long as it is a man and a woman, marriages are recognized pretty much everywhere.

Think about it for a minute. If two US Citizens marry in Las Vegas and move to France, are they married? The same answer goes for couples of mixed citizenship. A little common sense goes a long way in this process.

Thank you for your reply, and I should have been more specific with my question. I am a USA citizen but my wife is the French citizen, living in France, who came here during Christmas and New Year this past year. Every country has it's rules regarding what they accept regarding marriage documentation. I wondered if anyone encountered this in their travels while waiting to be united.

[pushbrk 12,906]

My wife and I were marrried in Las Vegas last December, but she has not declared it yet in France. She is recoognized as my wife here, but what about in her home country of France? Is there something special that I or she needs to do for our marriage to be recognized there?

I was able to claim her on my 2006 taxes that I filed through the IRS office in France. Regarding her French taxes, she is in the process of filling her 2006 taxes, and I am wondering what, if any, my tax burden will be, even if I did not earn any money in France, but we were married in 2006.

Have any of you encountered this in your own relationships?

Married is married. As long as it is a man and a woman, marriages are recognized pretty much everywhere.

Think about it for a minute. If two US Citizens marry in Las Vegas and move to France, are they married? The same answer goes for couples of mixed citizenship. A little common sense goes a long way in this process.

Thank you for your reply, and I should have been more specific with my question. I am a USA citizen but my wife is the French citizen, living in France, who came here during Christmas and New Year this past year. Every country has it's rules regarding what they accept regarding marriage documentation. I wondered if anyone encountered this in their travels while waiting to be united.

And I thought I was being specific. Married is married. Your marriage certificate and passport or other identification is all you need to show that you are married. If she needs something to give to some branch of the French government, a copy of the marriage certificate will do nicely.

It's back to that common sense thing again. People cannot predict at the time of marriage, where they will live at any moment during the rest of their lives. A marriage certificate certifies who married whom and when. It's as simple as that. Really.

Edited June 30, 2007 by pushbrk