{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-551.272","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 551.272","heading":"Marriage not between man and woman invalidated.","body":"Sec. 2.\n\nThis state recognizes marriage as inherently a unique relationship between a man and a woman, as prescribed by section 1 of chapter 83 of the Revised Statutes of 1846, being section 551.1 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, and therefore a marriage that is not between a man and a woman is invalid in this state regardless of whether the marriage is contracted according to the laws of another jurisdiction.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 551","Act Act-168-of-1939"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-551-272","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"d2b6fc0d3a6bcba21ea2c517f5b7eb216ef5478451e1969bf29ba300c82e6727","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-551.271","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-551.201"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}