[TACD]

> According to the bear's owners, the Cocaine Bear has the authority to officiate legally binding weddings in the mall where it is kept due to Kentucky's marriage laws. This claim is only partly true; the bear does not have the authority to solemnize weddings, but the state of Kentucky cannot invalidate marriages performed by unqualified persons if the parties believe that the person marrying them has the authority to do so. As such, it is a belief in the Cocaine Bear's authority that allows it to officiate legally binding weddings in Kentucky.

*Wiping away a tear* God bless America.

[arcbyte]

I'd like to see the divorce proceedings of a marriage solemnized by this bear. Almost certainly your prenuptial is not going to be binding because you cannot reasonably believe you were actually married by a bear. Any good lawyer is gonna rip this one apart.

[mauvehaus]

What do you the cardinality of the intersection of the sets of "couples who have prenups" and "couples who get married by a bear" is?

[giardini]

That depends: if you hire Cocaine Lawyer Bear to defend you, the opposing party will likely be unable to find counsel to argue their case.

[pbhjpbhj]

Even when the party officiating is very clearly not a person?