11.   But child welfare officials have been unable to locate the marriage license.

12.   But the couple apparently have not applied for a marriage license in Cherokee County or in Fleming County, Ky., where they live.

13.   But the state does not have the right to deny a marriage license to a couple with a low score.

14.   Calling the ban unconstitutional, the judge ordered the state to stop denying marriage licenses to same-sex couples.

15.   Couples who already had marriage licenses found many Supreme Court justices willing to officiate.

16.   Court clerks report a spike in marriage licenses near Fort Bragg, N.C., and Fort Campbell, Ky., where Army paratroopers and Special Forces train.

17.   Couples can still obtain a standard marriage license which allows unilateral divorce by either partner for any reason, as long as they lived apart for six months.

18.   Do we need to apply for a marriage license in Texas in order for the marriage to be valid here?

19.   Families are being asked to assemble portraits of their loved ones out of marriage licenses, green cards, birth certificates, divorce papers.

20.   Forcing couples to attend marriage counseling before the state issues a marriage license would cut down on divorces.