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Definition Same Sex Marriage - legally recognized marriage between two men or two woman.

Application in Divorce Same sex marriages are recognized in Massachusetts, but not by the other states or the federal government.

American society is still coming to terms with same sex marriage. In one form or another and sooner or later, the question will doubtless end before the Supreme Court.

See also Civil Union.

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Same Sex marriage in Massachusetts
Since Massachusetts’s legalization of gay marriages, the "divorcing " population can be divided clearly into two distinctive sets: one group "living together outside of marriage" and the other "married." The legalization of same sex marriage can provide the armor of protection for the "weaker" partner, but other factors can come into play like length of marriage.

Contributed on 6/25/2008 by: Centre for Mediation & Dispute ResoWellesley HIlls, MA[Total Submissions: 11]
Category: Divorce Laws (Applicable in Massachusetts)

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The topic of same-sex marriage has recently become a major "hot-button" issue for policymakers and judicial circuits at the local, state, and national levels. While the determination of procedure has remained in the domain of legislatures and courthouses, same-sex couples have continued to create long-term relationships that have resulted in intertwined lives.

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Massachusetts highest court ruled on February 4, 2004, that anything less than same sex marriages is unconstitutional. The court’s decision will stand until 2006, when a constitutional amendment defining marriage as a union between one man and one woman can placed on the ballot.

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