Yes. All US states recognize all marriages performed in other states.
Yes, under New Jersey state law, out-of-state and foreign same-sex marriages that are legal in the place where they performed are valid and legal in New Jersey as well.
No, the state of Colorado does not recognize same-sex marriages or domestic partnerships. Effective May 1, 2013, civil unions are legal under Colorado state law.
Yes, based on the full faith and credit clause of the Constitution, states recognize legal marriages in other states. If a marriage is illegal or otherwise invalid in one state, it will not become valid in another.
Yes, New Jersey recognizes out-of-state and foreign same-sex marriages, civil unions, domestic partnerships, civil partnerships and designated beneficiary relationships if they are substantially equivalent to civil union or marriage in the jurisdiction where they were performed. If they are not essentially equivalent to marriage, then New Jersey recognizes them as domestic partnerships.
No. The US Federal Government does not recognize civil unions. It recognizes marriages, including same-sex marriages.
Of course! It is a requirement of the US Constitution, that states recognize the actions of the other states. Marriage and divorce are key ones. One important exception is same-sex marriages. Ohio does not recognize same-sex marriages performed out-of-state.
Yes, a gay couple can get married in another State that allows gay marriages, but their marriage will not be recognized from the State that is apposed to gay marriages. These are the States where gay marriages are performed: Connecticut; District of Columbia; New Hampshire; New Jersey; New York; Maine;Massachusetts; Vermont and Iowa.
Yes. Effective November 6, 2012, Washington state recognizes out-of-state same-sex marriages and civil unions as legal marriages.
New York does not recognize common law marriages. However, it does recognize common law marriages created in other states.
No. Section 2 of the 1996 federal Defense of Marriage Act says that no state shall be required to recognize a same-sex marriage performed in another state.
Yes, out-of-state same-sex marriages are legal under Colorado state law effective October 6, 2014.
Yes, out-of-state same-sex marriages are legal under Colorado state law effective October 6, 2014.