{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-402.005","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 402.005","heading":"Definition of marriage.","body":"As used and recognized in the law of the Commonwealth, \"marriage\" refers only to the\ncivil status, condition, or relation of one (1) man and one (1) woman united in law for\nlife, for the discharge to each other and the community of the duties legally incum bent\nupon those whose association is founded on the distinction of sex.","path":["KRS Chapter 402"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=36464","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:59:28Z","sha256":"7ce4219e402da24662cfa2d308abc29aa1bc3a37bb2b3f8aa45919ad2ab1fcaf","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-401.040","next":"us-ky/krs-402.010"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}