State Information
Government Website:
http://www.cga.state.ct.us/
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Outline of State Law
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| Current Status of Law Concerning Marriage and Date of Passage |
Common Law defines marriage, but not the statutory language. |
| State Law Prohibits/Voids Same Sex/Same Gender Marriage |
no |
| State Law Defines Marriage between a Man and a Woman |
yes |
| State Law Denies Recognition of Same-Sex Marriages Solemnized in Other States |
no |
| State Law States that Same Sex Marriage is not Aligned with State Public Policy |
yes |
| State Law Defines "Spouse" as Referring Only to a Person of the Opposite Sex Who is Married as Husband or Wife |
no |
Statutory Provision
General Statutes of Connecticut Sec. 45a-727a The General Assmely finds that:?.. (4) It is further found that the current public policy of the state of Connecticut is now limited to a marriage between a man and a woman." It continues? "Legislature does not intend to recognize civil unions by either its amendment of the adoption statutes to allow adoption of a child by a second person other than the parent's spourse, or by its failure to enact a version of the Defense of Marriage Act."
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U.S. Senators
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Christopher Dodd, Democrat
http://dodd.senate.gov/
This senator voted for the federal DOMA in 1996 and against the Marriage Protection Amendment in 2004. The senator did not vote on the MPA in 2006.
Joseph Lieberman, Democrat
http://lieberman.senate.gov/
This senator voted for the federal DOMA in 1996 and against the Marriage Protection Amendment in 2004 and 2006.
State Public Policy Organizations Working on Marriage Issues
Family Institute of Connecticut
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