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The state started issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples that same day. The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia officially ruled the state's same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional on November 7, 2014.
Same-sex marriage became legal in West Virginia on October 9, 2014, when Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announced he would no longer defend the state's ban on same-sex marriage in court and Governor Earl Ray Tomblin directed all state agencies to comply with recent federal court rulings that established the state's ban was unconstitutional.
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.
The following individuals applied for marriage licenses in January: Ashley Marie Fritter and Edward Joel Griffith. James Albert Nau and Arlene Nancy Hupp. Anna Marie Whetzel and Stephen Ryan Frost.
As of January 23, 2025, two states still require couples to declare their racial background when applying for a marriage license, without which they cannot marry. The states are Kentucky [49] and Louisiana. [50] In 2019, a Virginia law that required partners to declare their race on marriage applications was challenged in court. [51]
Currently, children can marry as young as 16 in West Virginia with parental consent. Anyone younger than that also must get a judge’s waiver. Bill To Ban Child Marriage In West Virginia Defeated ...
Same-sex marriage, also known as gay marriage, is the marriage of two people of the same legal sex. As of 2025, [update] marriage between same-sex couples is legally performed and recognized in 38 countries, with a total population of 1.5 billion people (20% of the world's population).
West Virginia state senators on the Judiciary Committee rejected a bill on Wednesday to ban child marriage under all circumstances. The bill, which was narrowly voted down 9-8 by the committee ...