What is the status of the approximately 700 same-sex couples who married in Wisconsin between the June 6 declaratory ruling and the subsequent June 13, 2014 order staying the enforcement of that ruling? Will these marriages be recognized? The author says the short answer is: it depends. Wisconsin couples will be in legal limbo while the higher courts decide whether same-sex marriage bans are unconstitutional, and whether the Wisconsin marriages that did take place from June 6 to June 13 are valid.
WisBar: Just Married? The Current Legal Status of Wisconsin Same-Sex Marriages, by Christopher Krimmer. WisBar News, (June 20, 2014)
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