Acciones por emisión indebida de licencia de matrimonio en Georgia

Explicación Simple

Si un juez da un permiso de matrimonio sin asegurarse de que todo esté bien, puede tener problemas. Los padres o tutores pueden demandarlo y recibir dinero si esto sucede.

Es como si un profesor dejara pasar a un estudiante a un examen sin verificar que realmente haya terminado el curso. Si eso ocurre, el profesor podría enfrentar consecuencias.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Ana y Luis quieren casarse, pero Ana es menor de edad y el juez no se da cuenta. Después de que se casan, los padres de Ana pueden demandar al juez por no cuidar las reglas, y si ganan, recibirán una parte del dinero de la multa.

Penalidades

El juez puede enfrentar una multa de $500 por emitir licencias de matrimonio indebidamente.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

19-3-45. Actions for improper issuance of marriage license; attorney's fee and court costs; disposition of balance of recovery. Any judge of the probate court who by himself or his clerk knowingly grants a license without the required consent or without proper precaution in inquiring into the question of minority shall forfeit the sum of $500.00 for every such act, to be recovered at the action of the father or mother, if living, and, if not, at the action of the guardian or legal representative of either of such contracting parties, provided that under no circumstances shall more than one action be maintained by the father or mother, guardian, or legal representative of either of such contracting parties in connection with any one marriage; and provided, further, that no such action shall be brought prior to the expiration of 60 days from the date that the marriage becomes public and that no action under this Code section shall be maintained after the expiration of 12 months from the date the marriage becomes public. A recovery shall be had against the offending judge and his bondsmen. From the recovery a reasonable attorney's fee, to be fixed by the presiding judge trying the case, shall be paid to the attorney representing the person bringing the action and, after the payment of court costs, one-third of the remainder of the recovery shall be paid to the person bringing the action; and the remaining two-thirds shall be paid to the county educational fund of the county of t