Marriages, whether created by common law, contracted, or performed outside of North Carolina, between individuals of the same gender are not valid in North Carolina.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 51-1.2
(See Editor's note) Marriages between persons of the same gender not valid
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case Windsor v. United States (2012)
Most recently applied in 996 F. Supp. 2d 542 - Bourke v. Beshear (February 2014)
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Official source: North Carolina General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain North Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.