Sentences with phrase «recognized as a married couple»

Otherwise, unless laws change, you won't be recognized as a married couple on the state level.

Not exact matches

The purpose of the bill is to enshrine in law the ability of pastors to marry those couples whom their faith allows to be married, and to deny marriage to those whom their faith does not recognize as capable of true marriage.

Becky, those of us who believe that «it is for freedom that Christ has set us free» would defend the right of religious institutions to refuse to marry same - sex couples as passionately as we defend the right of same - sex couples, as equal citizens, to have their spousal committments recognized by the secular State.

Let's say you run a camp and you don't want unmarried people (or same - sex couples even if they are married since you wouldn't recognize them as married) sleeping together in your camp since you consider that sinful.

As same - sex couples marry — and especially if the law changes so that their marriages are recognized under federal law — I think you might see them begin to specialize more.

No news on when the first marriage will take place, but the law immediately affects same - sex couples who married outside the country, as their unions are now recognized by Ireland.

After the ruling, any same - sex couple that was married in a state that recognized same - sex marriage would then be treated as married for federal tax purposes.

While some states may legally recognize common law marriage, there's no such thing as a common law divorce: couples with valid common law marriages have to go through same divorce process as legally married couples.

CAPTION: «The US Supreme Court Windsor decision and the dominoes (states recognizing same - gender marriage) that have fallen and will fall as a result, have permitted many same - gender couples to be able to live as married spouses....

A Roanoke County Circuit Court denies a petition for adoption of two daughters by a same - sex couple who was married in Connecticut, as Virginia constitutional and statutory law does not allow the court to recognize their marriage.

After a heated and sometimes emotional court case last January, Superior Court Justice Carole Hallee issued her 63 - page judgment Thursday, saying that recognizing all couples as «married» would remove some people's freedom of choice not to marry.

It is coincidental but timely that this offering comes at the same time that gay and lesbian couples are being recognized at least as legal civil unions, if not married.

When married couples have a child, the law automatically recognizes the husband as the child's legal father and parentage does not need to be established.

• Federal & New York State income tax return filing status: can now file «married» and it entitles them to the marital deduction • Recognized for estate and gift tax; applies even if the couple lives in a jurisdiction that doesn't recognize same - sex marriage; Same - sex married couples can transfer property to each other free of gift tax • If divorcing, spousal maintenance is now a tax deduction for the payor and income for the recipient • Retirement plans are now subject to transfer and distribution on divorce without penalty • Social Security survivor benefits are available as well as social security spousal election • NYS recognizes that a child born of a same - sex marriage is the legal child of both parents

As same - sex couples marry — and especially if the law changes so that their marriages are recognized under federal law — I think you might see them begin to specialize more.