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The first legally-recognized same-sex marriage occurred in Minneapolis, [3] Minnesota, in 1971. [4] On June 26, 2015, in the case of Obergefell v. Hodges, the Supreme Court overturned Baker v. Nelson and ruled that marriage is a fundamental right guaranteed to all citizens, and thus legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.
Because Washington requires a three-day waiting period (excluding the day of issue) before a marriage license may be signed, the first same-sex marriages in the state took place on December 9, 2012. [ 25 ] [ 26 ] Among the first couples to obtain marriage licenses were Lisa Brodoff and Lynn Grotsky in Olympia , the state capital, early on ...
Section 741.04. Marriage license issued. No county court judge or clerk of the circuit court in this state shall issue a license for the marriage of any person … unless one party is a male and the other party is a female. Section 741.212. Marriages between persons of the same sex
Oct. 29—Spokane CountyAS Marriage licenses Bobby D. Sinecoff and Jennifer L. Ciro, both of Spokane. Simeon K. Ruttoh, of Airway Heights, and Jane C. Leting, of Spokane Valley. William R. Vance ...
Mississippi is the only state that allows minors to obtain a marriage license without parental permission. The state enables 17-year-old boys and 15-year-old girls to get married without ...
Counties issuing marriage licenses to all couples (blue) and counties not issuing any licenses (purple) prior to August 29, 2019. As of October 2, 2015, at least eight counties were not issuing any marriage licenses, with no indication if or when they might resume: Autauga, Choctaw, Clarke, Cleburne, Covington, Geneva, Pike and Washington. [123]
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State Registered Domestic Partnerships (SRDP) in Washington were created in 2007 following the Andersen v. King County decision. Subsequent legislation has made an SRDP the equivalent of marriage under state law. As a result of the legalization of same-sex marriage in the state, from June 30, 2014, SRDP will be available only when at least one ...