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North Carolina Amendment 1 (often referred to as simply Amendment 1) is a partially overturned legislatively referred constitutional amendment in North Carolina that (until overruled in federal court) amended the Constitution of North Carolina to add ARTICLE XIV, Section 6, which prohibit the state from recognizing or performing same-sex ...
On May 8, 2012, North Carolina voters approved Amendment 1 by a vote of 61.04% to 38.96%. [13] The amendment added to Section XIV of the Constitution of North Carolina: Marriage between one man and one woman is the only domestic legal union that shall be valid or recognized in this State.
A void marriage is a marriage that is unlawful or invalid under the laws of the jurisdiction where it is entered. A void marriage is invalid from its beginning, and is generally treated under the law as if it never existed and requires no formal action to terminate.
Family law of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (North Carolina) specifies that the marriage between a man and a woman is recognized if a license is obtained from a register of deeds in their county of residence or the Cherokee Court; however, section 50–2 of the Code of Ordinances states that all marriages will be given full faith and ...
By MICHAEL BIESECKER HIGH POINT, N.C. (AP) - On the summer night Ellen Gerber and Pearl Berlin committed to spending their lives together, the No. 1 song was "When A Man Loves A Woman." Lyndon B ...
An Indian state has approved an unprecedented uniform code for marriage, divorce, adoption and inheritance for Hindus, Muslims and other religious communities under new legislation that also ...
The marriage is valid but is subject to cancellation if contested in court by one of the parties to the marriage. A voidable marriage is contrasted with a void marriage, which is one that is on its face unlawful and therefore legally has no effect, whether or not one of the parties challenges the marriage.
Health care treatment of minors. Sections of Senate Bill 49, “Parents Bill of Rights,” are law as of Dec. 1. Republican lawmakers overturned Cooper’s veto of the bill that regulates how ...