Their marriages and divorces also are not recognized, and they have difficulty obtaining death certificates.

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The registers contain information on everyone in the country, and record life events such as marriages and divorces.

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Without the acting career she hoped would take off--Anderson's most recent flick, Blond and Blonder, bombed--it's her tabloid presence care of multiple marriages (and divorces) and provocative ways that continues to open doors for her celebrity.

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Have they been updated with new life events, like marriages, births and divorces?

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Neither one has the cult-like fan base that Trump has cultivated over the years as marriages, divorces and brushes with bankruptcy landed him regularly on tabloid front pages.

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Since Georgia doesn't recognize same-sex marriages, Collard and colleagues can't get "wed-locked" couples official divorces.

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To determine the best city for couples, we collected data for 40 of the largest metropolitan statistical areas for five different categories: marriages per 1, 000 people, divorces per 1, 000 people, starter-home affordability, income disparity and availability of couple's or family counseling.

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