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2. Same-sex marriage in South Carolina - Wikipedia

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   Same-sex marriage has been legal in South Carolina since a federal court order took effect on November 20, 2014. Another court ruling on November 18 had ordered the state to recognize same-sex marriages from other jurisdictions. Following the 2014 ruling of the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in Bostic v. Schaefer, which found Virginia 's ban ...

3. Same-sex marriage law in the United States by state

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   Chapter 2. The marriage relationship - Section 2.001. Marriage license. (a) A man and a woman desiring to enter into a ceremonial marriage must obtain a marriage license from the county clerk of any county of this state. (b) A license may not be issued for the marriage of persons of the same sex. Chapter 6.

4. Premarital medical examination - Wikipedia

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   Premarital medical examination. Beginning in the early 20th century, a number of U.S. states passed laws mandating medical examinations for one or both parties before marriage. The most common requirement was a blood test for syphilis, though other diseases such as gonorrhea and rubella were sometimes also targeted.

5. Same-sex marriage in the United States - Wikipedia

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   The Pew Research Center similarly found 40% in 2010, 50% in 2013 and 61% in 2019. [ 212 ] As of 2016, [update] 83% of Americans aged 18–29 supported same-sex marriage. [ 213 ] As of 2021, [update] there was majority support for same-sex marriage in 47 states, ranging from 50% in South Carolina to 85% in Massachusetts.

6. Marriage age in the United States - Wikipedia

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   18. 19. 21. In the United States, the minimum age at which a person can marry, with or without parental consent or other authorization, is set by each state and territory, either by statute or where the common law applies. The general marriage age (lacking authorization for an exception) is 18 years of age in all states except Nebraska, where ...

7. Marriage certificate - Wikipedia

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   e. A marriage certificate (colloquially marriage lines[1]) is an official statement that two people are married. In most jurisdictions, a marriage certificate is issued by a government official only after the civil registration of the marriage. In some jurisdictions, especially in the United States, a marriage certificate is the official record ...

8. Same-sex marriage - Wikipedia

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   The application of marriage law equally to same-sex and opposite-sex couples has varied by jurisdiction, and has come about through legislative change to marriage law, court rulings based on constitutional guarantees of equality, recognition that marriage of same-sex couples is allowed by existing marriage law, and by direct popular vote, such ...

9. South Carolina Amendment 1 - Wikipedia

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   South Carolina Amendment 1 of 2006 amended the South Carolina Constitution to make it unconstitutional for the U.S. state to recognize or perform same-sex marriages or civil unions. The referendum was approved by 78% of voters. [3] Unlike the other sixteen such state amendments, South Carolina's explicitly disavows any effort to prevent private ...