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If there is one thing that the people are entitled to expect from their lawmakers, it is rules of law that will enable individuals to tell whether they are married and, if so, to whom.

Justice Robert H. Jackson
u.s. supreme court

 

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Kentucky Constitution

 

General Provisions

§ 233A. Valid or recognized marriage—Legal status of unmarried individuals.

Only a marriage between one man and one woman shall be valid or recognized as a marriage in Kentucky. A legal status identical or substantially similar to that of marriage for unmarried individuals shall not be valid or recognized.

[2004 Ky. Acts ch. 128, sec. 1.]

Adopted Nov. 2, 2004.