C'est la Vie by Jennifer Babcock for December 13, 2011

Donna, you have to consummate even a fake marriage, or else it is null and he still cannot stay in the USA.

I thought there were 6 Montrois children.

If he’s going to make a pig of himself what else could he expect. In the sidereal universe that makes up comic strips he has been sharing an apartment for months(?) with two women who have had a front row seat to his games. As a result he just married someone who sees straight through his B.S. Good for her to put him is his place.

Ha! To the couch, Pierre! And you’d better not “slip up”!

I do not believe consummating a marriage is required by law in any state. Nor is it particularly easy to check. Once the marriage license is signed by all parties including the officiant, then recorded by the town/county clerk, it’s official.In our state, common law marriage is not recognized.

Man, they should have hammered out all the rules etc. Before the ceremony.

http://usmarriagelaws.com/search/united_states/index.shtml says: “Most states consider a couple to be married when the ceremony ends. Lack of subsequent sexual relations does not automatically affect the validity of the marriage, although in some states non-consummation could be a basis for having the marriage annulled.”

If you click on California law on this site, there is no mention of consummation. And unless both parties claim non-consummation, I doubt it could be proven.

Forget the consummation question… I want to know how she can tell whether his public signs of affection are “innocent.”

Pierre is the consummate jerk, isn’t he?

If you ever decide to do a comic strip yourself, I want to be the first to subscribe.

It’s times like this when a girl needs a bunny.