Sec. 2. This state recognizes marriage as inherently a unique relationship between a man and a woman, as prescribed by section 1 of chapter 83 of the Revised Statutes of 1846, being section 551.1 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, and therefore a marriage that is not between a man and a woman is invalid in this state regardless of whether the marriage is contracted according to the laws of another jurisdiction.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 551.272
Marriage not between man and woman invalidated
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case 274 Mich. App. 147 - National Pride at Work, Inc v. Governor (2007)
Most recently applied in National Pride at Work, Inc v. Governor (May 2008)
Add. 1996, Act 334, Imd
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