Study each of the following case carefully. Briefly state the principle of law and your decision.

Without first obtaining the required marriage license, Evelyn and Joseph Carabetta were married in a religious ceremony. Thereafter, they lived together as husband and wife. They raised four children, all of whose birth certificates listed Joseph Carabetta as their father. At no time did either party ever deny that they were married. In an action to dissolve the marriage, Evelyn Carabetta claimed that the lack of a marriage license made the marriage void. Does the lack of a marriage license make the marriage void? [Carabetta v. Carabetta, 438 A.2d 109 (Connecticut)]