Opn. No.

JOHN R. LYNCH, ESQ. Mineola, New York

This is in response to your letter of April 26, 1977, requesting an opinion of the Attorney General as to whether or not two members of the East Meadow Church of Christ, Inc., who have been temporarily designated by the Board of Directors, Trustees and Elders of the Church as ministers until a replacement is found for the ordained minister who resigned, can solemnize marriages under the Domestic Relations Law.

Domestic Relations Law, § 11(1), provides as follows:

"No marriage shall be valid unless solemnized by either:

"1. A clergyman or minister of any…