Maine Revised Statutes Title 19-A Sec. 650-A – Codification of marriage
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Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 19-A Sec. 650-A
- Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
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).]
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IB 2011, c. 1, §1 (NEW).