i live in ohio and want to marry my girlfrien! i know that we have to go out of state to legally get married! but when we come back home, will we still be considered a legally married couple?! it confuses me so much! i know that we will be legally married but will the state of ohio still consider us legally married?
2006-12-28 12:28:11 · 21 answers · asked by Sarah Danielle 1 in Family & Relationships ➔ Marriage & Divorce
once you're married, you're married
2006-12-28 12:30:16 · answer #1 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋
state law is so different from one state to another that this is probably not the right venue for asking. Try to find a state website and look for the legal information sections where they shoudl discuss equality rights and marriage and all that.
In general though if a state does not perform gay marriages they may well not recognize them. However, even states that do not recognize the actual marriage might well offer equal rights to same-gender couples. And in some states those equal rights may be very broad while in others they may be rather limited.
But why worry; if you two want to marry then do it and let the state figure it all out for you when you apply for health and other benefits allowed for straight couples. And I doubt that, despite the white house attitude, no one at the IRS is going to turn down your joint tax return.
2007-01-01 08:58:37 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that u will only be legally married in the states that recognize same sex marriages. You might want to do some research on that call you're Congress men/women and ask. Good luck and congrats.
2006-12-28 12:34:15 · answer #3 · answered by bambii_27 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, the marriage will not be recognized in the state of Ohio (or any other state that doesn’t allow gay marriage).
Ohio Code 3101.01:
“Any marriage entered into by persons of the same sex in any other jurisdiction shall be considered and treated in all respects as having no legal force or effect in this state and shall not be recognized by this state.”
2006-12-28 13:01:22 · answer #4 · answered by kp 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i do believe it would be a legal marriage in ohio based on the fact that all states have to respect and allow other state laws, meaning that police in ohio can't arrest you for driving without a liscence if your liscence is from illinois, and if you get married in texas then you are legally married if you move to another state, or else you would have to get married in every state of union.
although gay marriage in ohio may be illegal, this may be going as far as not allowing gay couples to get married in that state, but once you are married in another state then ohio would have to consider your marriage legal and not be allowed to take any action against it
2006-12-28 12:44:38 · answer #5 · answered by zether 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Oh come on now if it's illegal in the state they live in that's what it is.If they want to stay married then they need to stay in the state where it's legal.Your breaking the law if your in a state that dosen't consider it legal
2006-12-28 13:03:47 · answer #6 · answered by gblue52 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Nope you will not be seen as a married couple if it is not legal in your state.
2006-12-28 17:44:13 · answer #7 · answered by luvlisteningtomusic 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you will still be legaly married in states that recognize same-sex marriage, but you won't be considered married in states that don't.
2006-12-28 12:49:03 · answer #8 · answered by Rach 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, it would only be observed in states where it is legal for you two to be married.
2006-12-28 12:31:47 · answer #9 · answered by *Scandinavian Sweetheart* 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
yes because the constitution says that other staes must recognized laws passed by other staes for example in some places its legal to get married at 17 and if you go to a different state your still married this is true even though i do not support gay marriages but it a free country
2006-12-28 12:31:13 · answer #10 · answered by icychicmillenium 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
no. you marriage will only be legal in the states that recognize gay marriages.
2006-12-28 12:30:45 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋