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Husband and Wife

A status that, among other things, entitles a couple to file a joint income tax return. For the purpose of joint returns, common-law marriages are recognized only if the state in which the two persons reside recognizes such marriages or if the state in which the marriage began recognizes common-law marriages. The status as husband and wife on the last day of the tax year governs the right to file a joint return.

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Proponents of same-sex marriage see it as a civil rights issue: Gay people, they argue, should have the same right to marry as everyone else, especially since many legal rights and family protections are tied to marriage.

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America's Struggle for Same-Sex Marriage

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Marilyn Musgrave (R-Colo.), invited to speak about same-sex marriage, instead carped that "millionaires and billionaires" were funding her Democratic opponent and pleaded for help.

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Duterte opposes same-sex marriage, favors civil union

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Duterte favors same-sex civil union, not same-sex marriage

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U.S. Supreme Court declines to consider Houston fight over same-sex marriage benefits