There was a 3 day waiting period in Florida after a marriage application was received and also parental permission was required for anyone under age 18. This was not true in Georgia, so couples could drive to Georgia, get married and be back in less than two hours. I do not know about Alabama, but most of the ones I know went to Georgia. Bob Adams ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2002 8:27 AM Subject: [FLJACKSO] dumb local question Hi Ya'll I have a really dumb question. I have spent many summers and even more Holidays in Marianna and Jackson Co with my family. I have been trying to understand something... why did people, say a generation or so ago, live in Jackson Co, and yet are married in Decauter Co Ga, or Donaldsonville? ( I think it may be spelled Donalson or Donalsonville???) Ga? Any ideas why? Thanks! Dianne