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Friday, December 7, 2012

Four Same-Sex Couples Apply for Marriage Licenses in County

Couples seek marriage licenses in the county within 36 hours of first day same-sex couples can pick up licenses.

  Four same-sex couples have applied for marriage licenses within the first 36 hours of being able to do so in Howard County, according to the Marriage License Department of the Circuit Court for Howard County. "We were kind of expecting more, but maybe they know they have time," said Drew Furletti, manager of the county's land records office. Thursday marked the first day same-sex couples could apply for marriage licenses in the state. Gov. Martin O'Malley signed the election results around 10 a.m. Thursday morning, which made the Question 6 referendum results official. Marriage licenses obtained in December won't become effective until Jan. 1 when the law legalizing gay marriage goes into effect. But by opening up license applications in…

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Same-Sex Couples Can Now Obtain Marriage Licenses in Howard County (in Columbia Patch), Maryland Voters Approve Same-Sex Marriage, Same-Sex Marriage Expected to Boost Wedding Business (in Elkridge Patch), and 2 more ›

Thursday, December 6, 2012

Same-Sex Couples Can Now Obtain Marriage Licenses in Howard County

The licenses will become effective on Jan. 1, 2013.

Beginning Thursday, Dec. 6, same-sex couples can get marriage licenses in Howard County. Once filed, the licenses will become effective on Jan. 1, 2013, according to the Marriage License Department of the Circuit Court for Howard County. Same-sex couples can now legally marry, after Gov. Martin O'Malley signed a law on March 1 and voters upheld the law on election day by approving Question 6. After the law was upheld, there was a question as to whether same-sex couples would be able to receive a license before Jan. 1, the day the law officially goes into effect, according to the Baltimore Sun. Because marriage licenses require a 48-hour waiting period in Howard County beginning the day after a couple files, this would mean same-sex couples…

In this Article:

Maryland Voters Approve Same-Sex Marriage and Same-Sex Marriage Expected to Boost Wedding Business (in Elkridge Patch)

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Mike

8:16 am on Friday, December 7, 2012

Oh I see - having millionaires pay at a rate that is much lower than the rates paid in the entire history of the income tax before the Bush giveaways to the "ruling class" is "putting the screws" to them? Tell you what, you give me a few million and I'll be GLAD to pay taxes at a 39.6% rate!   more ›

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