https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7308499/Hunter-Biden-49-new-South-African-wife-32-support-Joe-Biden.html
In the heartwarming family snap, Joe went barefoot and stood on his tip-toes for a little extra height, while Melissa also showed off what appeared to be the word 'go' printed on her left foot.
>https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7308499/Hunter-Biden-49-new-South-African-wife-32-support-Joe-Biden.html
Wedding Officiant Maria Kharlash, who owns Instant Marriage LA, received a call from Hunter Biden the day of the wedding and was paid $500 to marry them hours later
Jill Biden posted a family photo celebrating Hunter's daughter Maisy's graduation from high school in D.C., and absent from the group shot was Hunter's new wife Melissa, though the photo was taken just after the nuptials. Pictured: Joe and Jill, their daughter Ashley Biden (far left), Hunter and Hunter's three daughters, Maisy (center), Naomi (second from left) and Finnegan (far right)
>Wedding Officiant Maria Kharlash, who owns Instant Marriage LA, received a call from Hunter Biden the day of the wedding and was paid $500 to marry them hours later
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-05-06/coronavirus-wedding-marriage-license-los-angeles-county
Coronavirus halted legal marriages in L.A. County. It could be weeks before they resume
By Lila Seidman
May 6, 2020
11:09 AM
The Los Angeles County clerk’s office closed March 16 because of the spreading coronavirus, and it hasn’t issued a marriage license since, leaving many couples wondering when they can tie the knot.
Gov. Gavin Newsom last week signed an executive order allowing couples to legally wed through videoconferencing during the coronavirus pandemic, but unlike several other counties in Southern California, L.A. County is weeks away from having a system in place to accommodate that. One might not arrive until June, according to Mike Sanchez, a spokesman for the county clerk.
“It’s something we’re developing actively,” he said. “We know people are anxious to marry their loved ones, and we’re doing the best to our ability.”
Several officiants and wedding chapel operators in the county expressed frustration over the continued delay. A scarcity of marriage licenses means fewer marriages. And that means minimal work during what would have been the beginning of peak wedding season.
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“People like me are sitting around, twiddling our thumbs, trying to figure out how we’re going to make our living now,” said Chris Robinson, who runs wedding services as the Officiant Guy.
Robinson is a notary public authorized by the county to officiate marriages, which entails signing a valid marriage license. Those licenses must be procured through the county. He said the county didn’t give notaries a warning about the closure, leaving him with a limited number of licenses on hand. Those quickly ran out. If a couple were to come to him with a valid license, he could officiate their marriage, but he can’t access new licenses.
All weddings that were scheduled to be held through June at St. Vincent de Paul, a Roman Catholic church in South Los Angeles, have been postponed, according to secretary Kevelyn Lucas. It’s one of many churches, synagogues and religious institutions in the metro area that have temporarily halted ceremonies.
Meanwhile, Orange County and Riverside County officials said teleconferencing systems for marriages would likely be up and running in a matter of days, although they agreed it wasn’t easy to immediately roll out a system that was safe and functional.
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“It’s got to work,” Orange County Clerk-Recorder Hugh Nguyen said. “It’s stressful when you get the order at 5:15 on Thursday, and on Friday morning we get bombarded by phone calls.”
Both counties have systems in place to allow couples to obtain marriage licenses and wed in person — in Orange County, they can do so at an Anaheim stadium parking lot, and in Riverside County, the locations are a pair of currently unused movie ticket booths on opposite sides of the county.
Teleconferencing could extend the opportunity to wed to those who might not be able to make the journey for health reasons, including being at high risk for a serious case of COVID-19. Others may need to get married quickly to access healthcare through a spouse or to stay in the country as their visa expiration date nears.
“If you’re young, you just get behind the wheel and drive to another county. If you’re elderly and need to get married for insurance purposes, it’s really hard,” said Maria Kharlash, owner of Instant Marriage L.A., a weddings services company in Encino.
Above, where seated in his tower,
I saw Conquest depicted in his power.
There was a sharpened sword above his head,
That hung there by the thinnest simple thread.
I mean those digits
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