by Nicole Sodoma
This morning, the US Supreme Court denied the South Carolina Attorney General’s request for a stay on a federal judge’s ruling that the state’s ban on same-sex marriages was unconstitutional. As a result, same-sex marriages in South Carolina will be legal starting...
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by Nicole Sodoma
In a rapidly developing situation, there are reports that same-sex marriage licenses are being issued in South Carolina this morning in anticipation of same-sex marriages beginning on Thursday. South Carolina had been the holdout state in the 4th Circuit as the only...
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by Nicole Sodoma
With numerous developments in marriage equality litigation occurring around the country, it can be difficult to keep up to date. Currently, there is a patchwork of states across the US in which same-sex marriage is legal. But, here in the South, marriage equality...
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by Nicole Sodoma
Common Law Marriage is not recognized in North Carolina; however, “if the acts alleged to have created it took place in a state in which such a marriage is valid” North Carolina will recognize the marriage. State v. Alford, 298 N.C. 465, 473, 259 S.E.2d 242, 247...
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