{"data":{"id":"us-me/19-a-m.r.s.-650-a","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"19-A M.R.S. §650-A","heading":"Codification of marriage","body":"Marriage is the legally recognized union of 2 people. Gender-specific terms relating to the marital relationship or familial relationships must be construed to be gender-neutral for all purposes throughout the law, whether in the context of statute, administrative or court rule, policy, common law or any other source of civil law.","path":["TITLE 19-A: DOMESTIC RELATIONS","PART 2: MARRIED PERSONS","CHAPTER 23: MARRIAGE","SUBCHAPTER 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/19-A/title19-Asec650-A.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:29Z","sha256":"4da1c629a6d4b064ac2c67eb2543b523e515e6bce5271b8cd4ce4bf12d43b546","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/19-a-m.r.s.-650","next":"us-me/19-a-m.r.s.-650-b"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}