convalidado ou transcrito

English translation: validated or recorded/registered

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Portuguese term or phrase:	convalidado ou transcrito
English translation:	validated or recorded/registered
Entered by:	Oliver Simões

16:04 Feb 10, 2024

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Law (general) / Petition for a divorce

Portuguese term or phrase: convalidado ou transcrito

Part of a petition for a divorce:

IMPORTANTE CONSIGNAR TAMBÉM, que o casamento no Brasil, não foi convalidado ou transcrito nos Estados Unidos.

"Convalidado" seems to be pretty straightforward (i.e. "validated"). Not sure that "transcribed" would be a good match for "transcrito", though.

transcribe:
- put (thoughts, speech, or data) into written or printed form. (Note: The marriage had already put into written form in Brazil via a marriage certificate.)
- transliterate (foreign characters) or write or type out (shorthand, notes, or other abbreviated forms) into ordinary characters or full sentences. (Oxford Langs. Dictionary)

Perhaps "recorded" or "registered"? However, throwing in a curve:

"In the United States, there isn't a National Registry or a formal process for registering foreign marriages." (ImmigrationForCouples.com)

If there isn't a formal process to register a foreign marriage, what would the right word be? Could the divorce lawyer be misinformed?

Please provide at least one source of reference along with your answer.

L2: EN_US
Register: legalese

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validated or recorded/registered

Explanation:
Yes, the dictionaries say 'transcribe', but that's not correct in your context. I haven't given a reference because you've already provided one: 'process for registering foreign marriages'.

If there's no national US system for recording foreign marriages, theirs can't be registered nationally, though it would be recognized by a state. There is no contradiction.

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philgoddard
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validated or recorded/registered

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Thanks for confirming my hunch.

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Asker: Thank you.

Asker: Indeed, there's no contradiction. Here in Arizona there are no registrations of foreign marriages, either.

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