The proposed legalization of same-sex marriage is one of the most significant issues in contemporary American family law. Presently, it is one of the most vigorously advocated reforms discussed in law reviews, one of the most explosive political questions facing lawmakers, and one of the most provocative issues emerging before American courts. If same-sex marriage is legalized, it could be one of the most revolutionary policy decisions in the history of American family law. The …showed first 75 words of 2696 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2696 total…in health, in Hawaii and where else?: Conflict         of laws and recognition of same-sex marriages,' 109 Harv. L.                  Rev. 2038, June 1996 Levendosky, Charles, Greensboro News and Record, 'Congressional         Intrusion Into Marriage Just Gets DOMA and DOMA', May 20         1996 Baehr v.Miike, 910 P.2d 112 (Hawaii Jan 23, 1996) Baehr v. Lewin, 852 P.2d 44, (Hawaii May 5, 1993) Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), enacted 1996 Article IV, sec.1 United States Constitution Handbook on Uniform State Laws, United States Code, Uniform Marriage and Divorce Act