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Same-sex marriage has been legally recognized in Connecticut since November 12, 2008 as a result of the Connecticut Supreme Court ruling 4–3 in Kerrigan v. Commissioner of Public Health that the state's statutory prohibition on same-sex marriage violated the Constitution of Connecticut and that the state's civil unions failed to provide same-sex couples with rights and privileges equivalent ...
Connecticut was the second U.S. state to enact two major pieces of pro-LGBTQ legislation; the repeal of the sodomy law in 1971 and the legalization of same-sex marriage in 2008. State law bans unfair discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity in employment, housing and public accommodations, and both conversion ...
In 2008, same-sex marriage was legalized in Connecticut, the second state in the country to do so after its northern neighbor, Massachusetts. [1] In 2011, Connecticut lawmakers added "gender identity and expression" to the list of classes protected against workplace discrimination. [26] In 2017, Connecticut banned conversion therapy for minors. [5]
To file taxes jointly, you generally must be married. However, some states recognize so-called "common law marriages,"and allow couples to file their taxes together. Check Out: A Look at Tax Filing...
In the United States, common-law marriage, also known as sui juris marriage, informal marriage, marriage by habit and repute, or marriage in fact is a form of irregular marriage that survives only in seven U.S. states and the District of Columbia along with some provisions of military law; plus two other states that recognize domestic common law marriage after the fact for limited purposes.
The SSA recognizes a valid common law marriage in the same way as a traditional marriage. You just need to ensure that your common law marriage is established according to the laws of your state.
A common law marriage doesn't involve a marriage license, but it's treated similarly to a traditional marriage in states that recognize this sort of union. Partners in a common law marriage, have ...
It was the third time that a ruling by the highest court of a U.S. state legalized same-sex marriage, following Massachusetts in Goodridge v. Department of Public Health (2003) and California in In re Marriage Cases (2008). The decision legalized same-sex marriage in Connecticut when it came into effect on November 12, 2008.