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§650
Title 19-A: DOMESTIC RELATIONS
Part 2: MARRIED PERSONS
Chapter 23: MARRIAGE
Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS
§650-B

§650-A. Codification of marriage

Marriage is the legally recognized union of 2 people. Gender-specific terms relating to the marital relationship or familial relationships must be construed to be gender-neutral for all purposes throughout the law, whether in the context of statute, administrative or court rule, policy, common law or any other source of civil law.   [IB 2011, c. 1, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
IB 2011, c. 1, §1 (NEW).
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