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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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Michigan Constitution

 

Article I. Declaration of Rights

§ 25. Union of one man and one woman as only agreement recognized as marriage or similar union

To secure and preserve the benefits of marriage for our society and for future generations of children, the union of one man and one woman in marriage shall be the only agreement recognized as a marriage or similar union for any purpose.

Adopted Nov. 2, 2004. Effective Dec. 18, 2004.