Posted by WDMD on 12/19/07 7:35pm
Msg #226917

Marriage in Florida

What the heck is going on down there in Florida? I'm watching O'Reilly and they are talking about some woman down there who has married 20 different illegal aliens so they can stay in the country. Apparently the majority of them were wed by notaries. O'Reilly was saying whoever these notaries are are going to get a visit by the authorities. LOL, it's always the notaries fault.

Reply by Sylvia_FL on 12/19/07 8:05pm
Msg #226919

Before a notary performs a wedding in Florida, he/she has to check the license. If they have a marriage license then the notary did nothing wrong.

Reply by claudine osborne on 12/19/07 9:55pm
Msg #226929

My son was married in Feb. by a notary in Florida! Go figure I am a notary in Ohio and we cannot marry!

Reply by Sylvia_FL on 12/19/07 11:03pm
Msg #226936

Only Maine, S. Carolina, Florida and one parish in LA allow notaries to officiate at weddings.


The woman who married 20 times, apparently the same notary performed 2 of the marriages in the same week! Now that notary will probably have some explaining to do.

Reply by desktopfull on 12/20/07 12:34am
Msg #226943

I would think that the clerk of the court and court administrators where these marriage licenses were issued would have more questions to answer than anyone.

Reply by Susan Fischer on 12/20/07 12:41am
Msg #226945

Like O'Reilly would have a clue. n/m

Reply by Sylvia_FL on 12/20/07 6:23am
Msg #226955

Re: Like O'Reilly would have a clue.

After seeing the original message I watched the late night edition of O'Reilly.
It was someone from Dade county who said that the notaries could expect a visit from the authorities or from her herself. (I think she was a newsperson).

Bill was just basically asking questions on it.

Reply by WDMD on 12/20/07 7:08am
Msg #226959

Re: Like O'Reilly would have a clue.

"After seeing the original message I watched the late night edition of O'Reilly.
It was someone from Dade county who said that the notaries could expect a visit from the authorities or from her herself. (I think she was a newsperson)."

Sounds like what I said in the original post. Notaries could expect a visit from authorities. Was I wrong in my original post?

Reply by Sylvia_FL on 12/20/07 10:52am
Msg #227008

Re: Like O'Reilly would have a clue.

I believe you said O'Reilly said the notaries would be getting a visit from the authorities.
The woman he was interviewing was the one who said it. And she is probably right.
How can someone perform a marriage ceremony wth the same woman twice in one weeK without thinking "hey, something is wrong here" - and what county clerk would issue a license to the same woman allowing her to get married more than once.

Reply by WDMD on 12/20/07 11:57am
Msg #227030

Re: Like O'Reilly would have a clue.

"I believe you said O'Reilly said the notaries would be getting a visit from the authorities."

Not being picky or anything but watch the segment again. O'Reilly did say the notaries would be getting a visit from the authorities. Not that it matters who said it.

Reply by Philip Johnson on 12/20/07 9:43am
Msg #226995

It says in the paper and on Fox the same notary

officiated twice in one week over one of this woman's marriages. I would think license or not, if the same woman shows up in a week with a different guy to marry that should ring a bell somewhere with the notary.

Reply by Sylvia_FL on 12/20/07 10:54am
Msg #227009

Re: It says in the paper and on Fox the same notary

Obviously someone "greased" the notary's hand.

The clerks should be more vigilant. All one has to do, apparently, is go to the clerk of the courts office and fill out the application and swear that the information is true and the clerk will issue the license.

Reply by Philip Johnson on 12/20/07 11:13am
Msg #227017

Hopefully the notary isn't too "greasy" when the cops show

up to ask him/her about this. I'd hate for those cuffs to slip off.

Reply by Sylvia_FL on 12/20/07 11:35am
Msg #227022

Re: Hopefully the notary isn't too "greasy" when the cops show

Me too Philip. I hope whoever the notary is they lose their commission!

Reply by desktopfull on 12/20/07 11:50am
Msg #227026

Re: Hopefully the notary isn't too "greasy" when the cops show

I think this one will be spending time in a Federal condo.....