Gay Marriag: Frequency Asked Qutns and Answers

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While gay upl North Carola had already won their right to marry after the 2014 U. Cooper, the cisn Obergefell still ma a massive impact our state and everywhere else — same-sex upl n now marry anytime, anywhere, and any state whout worryg that their marriage won’t be regnized elsewhere due to differg state laws regardg gay Obergefell stripped away the plited patchwork of state statut on same-sex marriage, has created a whole new host of legal ncerns for same-sex upl, pecially those who marry and then later ci to divorce. Sce a full legal marriage has only been an optn for gay upl North Carola for about two years (and ls some other stat), the upl may not have had time to faiarize themselv wh some of the fay law issu that now apply to, we’ve outled the basic facts about some of the most important issu facg gay upl North Carola.

Some of the most memorable imag and stori that circulated the media followg the legalizatn of same-sex marriage North Carola — and later across the untry at large — me om gay upl who had been engaged long-term domtic partnerships that functned much like a tradnal marriage, lackg only the legal sanctn of a marriage certifite.

Even though most news stori verg the legalizatn of same-sex marriage tend to foc on the “happily ever after” acunts, the realy is that gay upl face the same challeng as other upl when to navigatg difficulti their fanc, fay stcture, and personal liv. Bis wonrg about the date their marriage begs for fay law purpos, gay upl may want to know how feral law and state statut North Carola will affect them a divorce or other fay law matter. This may seem obv, but prr to 2015, some gay upl uld have faced a suatn where they married a state that allowed same-sex marriage and then moved to a state that didn’t regnize the validy of the marriage, th makg difficult to obta a divorce.